KJV King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
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Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
WEB World English Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
ASV American Standard Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
5 Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.1 Corinthians 7:20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.Jonah 1:10-17Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.Isaiah 16:2For it shall be, [that], as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.Genesis 16:6-8But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.1 Kings 19:9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?1 Samuel 22:5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.Nehemiah 6:11-13And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is there], that, [being] as I [am], would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.Proverbs 26:2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.Job 39:14-16Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,Jude 1:13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.1 Samuel 27:1-12And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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