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


In Context

5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

7 The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

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 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.