New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 27:8
Proverbs 27:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
Context of Proverbs 27:8
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. 7A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend. 10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:8 word by word
כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:8
- Job 39:14For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
- Isaiah 16:2Then, like fleeing birds or scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.
- Proverbs 21:16A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
- Genesis 14:16He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.
- Genesis 16:6But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.
- 1 Samuel 22:5The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 27:1Then David said to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.”
- 1 Kings 19:9Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- Nehemiah 6:11But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:20Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Is a bird that wandereth from her nest - Leaving her own brood, places of retreat, and feeding-ground behind, and going into strange countries, where she is exposed to every kind of danger. So is the man who leaves his family connections and country, and goes into strange parts to find employment, better his circumstances, make a fortune, etc. I have seen multitudes of such wanderers from their place come to great misery and wretchedness. God's general…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Change of place is thought of as in itself an evil. It is not easy for the man to find another home or the bird another nest. The maxim is characteristic of the earlier stages of Hebrew history, before exile and travel had made change of country a more familiar thing. Compare the feeling which made the thought of being “a fugitive and a vagabond” Genesis 4:12-13 the most terrible of all punishments.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 Every man has his proper place in society, where he may be safe and comfortable.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8A person who leaves his family and home is more likely to find trouble than what he was looking for (for example, Luke 15:11–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Such are not only out of place, but out of duty and in danger.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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