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Proverbs 27:8

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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BSB
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
KJV
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
WEB
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
ASV
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
DARBY
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
BLB
Like a bird wandering from her nest, so [is] a man wandering from his place.
ÅB
Lik en spurv som flyver omkring borte fra sitt rede, er en mann som vanker om borte fra sitt hjem.
OTB
Som en fugl som vandrer fra sitt rede, slik er en person som forlater sitt hjem.
B1930
Lik en spurv som flyver omkring borte fra sitt rede, er en mann som vanker om borte fra sitt hjem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 21:16

    The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

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  • Isaiah 16:2

    For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

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  • Jonah 1:3

    But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:20

    Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

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  • Jonah 1:10–17

    Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

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  • Genesis 16:6–8

    But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:5

    And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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  • 1 Kings 19:9

    And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

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