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 leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,

For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

Man

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, 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 that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

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

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah 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 such as I, 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 Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and 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 Jehovah.

Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever.