Proverbs 27:8

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow · Proverbs 27:1–27
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Translations

Modern
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Traditional
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Literal
Like a bird wandering from her nest, so is a man wandering from his place.
Latin
Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.

Interlinear

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

Notes

A person who leaves his family and home is more likely to find trouble than what he was looking for (for example, Luke 15:11–16).

Parallels

James 4:13–17

Glossary

Hezekiah Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Absentee Fathers Birds of Unsettled Person Character: Instability of Instability: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Fruits of