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


In Context

5 Better is open reproof than hidden love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.

10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar 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 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 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.