Proverbs 27:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A man away from home is like a bird away from its nest.

Cross References

Isaiah 16:2

The women of Moab try to cross the river Arnon. They run around looking for help, like little birds that have fallen from their nest.

Proverbs 21:16

Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death.

1 Corinthians 7:20

Each one of you should stay the way you were when God chose you.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

1 Kings 19:9

There Elijah went into a cave and spent the night. Then the Lord said to him, “Elijah, why are you here?”

1 Samuel 22:5

But the prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the fort. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to Hereth Forest.

Proverbs 26:2

Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.

Genesis 4:16

Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod.

Jude 1:13

Like the dirty foam on the wild waves in the sea, everyone can see the shameful things they do. They are like stars that wander in the sky. A place in the blackest darkness has been kept for them forever.

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

Proverbs 27:7

When you are full, you will not even eat honey. When you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.

1 Kings 11:22

But Pharaoh answered, “I have given you everything you need here. Why do you want to go back to your own country?” Hadad answered, “Please, just let me go home.”