Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
is like a bird wandering from its nest.
New American Standard Bible
So is a man who
King James Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
International Standard Version
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home.
A Conservative Version
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
American Standard Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
Amplified
Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety],
So is a man who wanders from his home.
Bible in Basic English
Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
Darby Translation
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Julia Smith Translation
As the bird wandering from her nest, so is a man wandering from his place.
King James 2000
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.
Modern King James verseion
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that oft times flitteth, is like a bird that forsaketh her nest.
NET Bible
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
New Heart English Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
The Emphasized Bible
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
Webster
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
World English Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Youngs Literal Translation
As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
7
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
is like a bird wandering from its nest.
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
Cross References
Isaiah 16:2
forced from the nest,
the daughters of Moab
will be at the fords of the Arnon.
Genesis 4:16
Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 16:6-8
Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.
1 Samuel 22:5
Then the prophet Gad
1 Samuel 27:1-12
David said to himself, “One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines.
1 Kings 19:9
He entered a cave
Then the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Nehemiah 6:11-13
But I said, “Should a man like me run away? How can I enter the temple and live?
Job 39:14-16
and lets them be warmed in the sand.
Proverbs 21:16
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.
Proverbs 26:2
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
Jonah 1:3
However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish
Jonah 1:10-17
Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What is this you’ve done?” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence,
1 Corinthians 7:20
Each person should remain in the life situation
Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars