Proverbs 27:8
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
In Context
9Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Cross References
Genesis 4:16So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh,—and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
1 Samuel 22:5Then said Gad the prophet unto David—Thou must not abide in the fortress, go and get thee into the land of Judah. So David departed, and entered the forest of Hereth.
1 Kings 11:22Then said Pharaoh unto him—But what hast thou been lacking with me, that lo! thou art seeking to take thy journey unto thine own land? And he said—Nothing, howbeit, let me go.
Nehemiah 6:11Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.
Isaiah 16:2Yet shall it be that—Like wandering birds from a nest cast forth, Shall be the daughters of Moab, at the fords of 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 →