Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
In Context
7The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Cross References
Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
1 Samuel 22:5And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold. Depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
1 Kings 11:22Then Pharaoh said to him, But what have thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seek to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing, however only let me depart.
Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? And who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Isaiah 16:2For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:8
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Solomon here, as often in this book, shows that the poor have in some respects the advantage of the rich; for, 1. They have a better relish of their enjoyments than the rich have. Hunger is the best sauce. Coarse fare, with a good appetite to it has a sensible pleasantness in it, which those are strangers to whose hearts are overcharged with surfeiting. Those that fare sumptuously every day nauseate even delicate food, as… Read the whole commentary →