Proverbs 27:8
He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lorde, & dwelt in the lande of Nod, eastwarde from Eden.
Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.
Isaiah 16:2For as for the daughters of Moab they shalbe as a trembling birde that is put out of her neste: for they shall cary them vnto 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 →