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

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

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.

Man

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

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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.

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.

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?

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

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.

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

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.