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


In Context

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

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

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

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 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 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.