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Proverbs 27:8

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 27:8 in other translations

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

Proverbs 27:8 · World English Bible

Proverbs 27:8 in context

  1. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
  2. 7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
  3. 8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
  4. 9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
  5. 10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.