8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.


In Context

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.

10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Proverbs 27:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.