King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
Berean Standard Bible:
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
American Standard Version:
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
As a bird{H6833} that wandereth{H5074} from her nest{H7064}, so is a man{H376} that wandereth{H5074} from his place{H4725}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jonah 1:10
- Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Jonah 1:17
- Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Isaiah 16:2
- For it shall be, [that], as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
Proverbs 21:16
- ¶ The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Genesis 16:6
- But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Genesis 16:8
- And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
1 Corinthians 7:20
- Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
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Commentary for Proverbs 27:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6833
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צִפּוֹר
Transliteration: tsippôwr
Pronunciation: tsip-pore'
Description: or צִפֹּר; from צָפַר; a little bird (as hopping); bird, fowl, sparrow. - Strong's Number: H5074
There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָדַד
Transliteration: nâdad
Pronunciation: naw-dad'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away; chase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing). - Strong's Number: H7064
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קֵן
Transliteration: qên
Pronunciation: kane
Description: contracted from קָנַן; a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling; nest, room. - Strong's Number: H376
There are 1507 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִישׁ
Transliteration: ʼîysh
Pronunciation: eesh
Description: contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה. - Strong's Number: H4725
There are 379 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָקוֹם
Transliteration: mâqôwm
Pronunciation: maw-kome'
Description: or מָקֹם; also (feminine) מְקוֹמָה; or מְקֹמָה; from קוּם; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind); country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).