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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