Proverbs 27:8

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Summary

Proverbs 27:8

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

A bird

Job 39:14

Isaiah 16:2

Man

Bible References

A bird

For she abandons her eggs to the earth
And warms them in the dust,

Then, like

fleeing birds or scattered nestlings,

The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.

Man

A man who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.

The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.

wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.