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 to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground,

Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

Man

One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please." Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

There he came to a cave and lodged 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 such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in."

But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

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

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