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

For she leaves her eggs on the ground
And warms them in the dust,

For like wandering birds or scattered nestlings,
The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the [river] Arnon.

Man

A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)
Will remain in the assembly of the dead.

So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden.

But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your maid is entirely in your hands and subject to your authority; do as you please with her.” So Sarai treated her harshly and humiliated her, and Hagar fled from her.

Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; leave, and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.

There he came to a cave and spent the night in it; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

But I said, “Should a man like me flee [in fear and hide]? Should someone like me enter the temple [for sanctuary] to save his life? I will not go.”

But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.

Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.

wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.