Proverbs 27:8

A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.

Isaiah 16:2

Like a bird fleeing,
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 said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

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. Then Saul will stop searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.”

1 Kings 19:9

He entered a cave there and spent the night.

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? I will not go.”

Job 39:14-16

She abandons her eggs on the ground
and lets them be warmed in the sand.

Proverbs 21:16

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Jonah 1:3

However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the Lord’s presence.

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, because he had told them.

1 Corinthians 7:20

Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

A bird

Job 39:14
She abandons her eggs on the ground
and lets them be warmed in the sand.
Isaiah 16:2
Like a bird fleeing,
forced from the nest,
the daughters of Moab
will be at the fords of the Arnon.

Man

Proverbs 21:16
The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.
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
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 said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
1 Kings 19:9
He entered a cave there and spent the night.

Then the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Nehemiah 6:11
But I said, “Should a man like me run away? How can I enter the temple and live? I will not go.”
Jonah 1:3
However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the Lord’s presence.
1 Corinthians 7:20
Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.
Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever!

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