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Proverbs 27:8
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man that wanders from his home.
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 excessive the kisses of an enemy. 7One who is full loathes honeycomb, but to one who is hungry every bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man that wanders from his home. 9As ointment and perfume gladden the heart, so the sweetness of one’s friend comes from his sincere counsel. 10Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:8 word by word
כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:8
- Job 39:14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the soil,
- Isaiah 16:2For like fluttering birds, scattered from a nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of Arnon.
- Proverbs 21:16Whoever strays from the path of wisdom ends up in the congregation of the dead.
- Genesis 14:16He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the other people.
- Genesis 16:6Abram said to Sarai, “Look! Your slave-girl is in your hand. Do to her what is good in your eyes.” So Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her presence.
- 1 Samuel 22:5But the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 27:1Then David said in his heart, “One day I’ll be swept away by the hand of Saul. There’s nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me in all the territories of Israel, so I’ll escape from his hand.”
- 1 Kings 19:9When he arrived there at the cave, he spent the night there. Then behold, the word of Adonai 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? Who in my position could go into the Temple and live? I will not go in.”
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish, from the presence of Adonai. He went down to Jaffa and found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fee and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish—away from the presence of Adonai.
- 1 Corinthians 7:20Let each one remain in the calling in which he was called.
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter 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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