Proverbs 27:8

The English Standar Version

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

Cross References

Genesis 21:14

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 4:16

Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod,[6] east of Eden.

1 Kings 11:22

But Pharaoh said to him, "What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?" And he said to him, "Only let me depart."

1 Kings 19:9

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?"

Proverbs 21:16

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

Proverbs 26:2

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Proverbs 27:7

One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

Isaiah 16:2

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

Jonah 1:3

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.

1 Corinthians 7:20

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

Jude 1:13

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.

1 Samuel 22:5

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.