Proverbs 27:8

New English Translation

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

Cross References

Genesis 21:14

Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.

Genesis 4:16

So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

1 Kings 11:22

Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?” Hadad replied, “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.”

1 Kings 19:9

He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

Proverbs 21:16

The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

Proverbs 27:7

The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

Isaiah 16:2

At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest.

Jonah 1:3

Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the Lord. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:20

Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

Jude 1:13

wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.

1 Samuel 22:5

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