Proverbs 27:8
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
In Context
7A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
9The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Cross References
Genesis 4:16So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem.
1 Samuel 22:5And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
1 Kings 11:22And Pharao said to Ader, + 11:22 Gr. wherein art thou wanting?What lackest thou with me? that lo! thou seekest to depart to thy country? and Ader said to him, By all means let me go. So Ader returned to his country;
Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Who is the man that shall enter into the house, that he may live?
Proverbs 21:16A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of + 21:16 Heb. Rephaim. see Appendix. Note on 2 Kings 5. 18.giants.
Isaiah 16:2For thou shalt be as a young bird taken away from a bird that has flown: even thou shalt be so, daughter of Moab: and then do thou, O 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 →