Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wanders from her nest, 2 so is a man who wanders from his home. 1
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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 loathes a honeycomb; 2 but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. 1
9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; 2 so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:16Cain [Acquisition] left Adonai’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden [Delight].
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding 2 shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits. 1
Isaiah 16:2For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab [From father] 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 →