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.
LXX2012 (British)
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 lived 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 you shall enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and lived in the city of Saric.
1 Kings 11:22And Pharao said to Ader, + 11:22 Gr. wherein are you lacking?. What lack you with me? that behold! you seek to depart to your country? and Ader said to him, By all means let me go.
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. giants.
Isaiah 16:2For you shall be as a young bird taken away from a bird that has flown: even you shall be so, daughter of Moab: and then do you, 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 →