King James Version
What Does Proverbs 27:8 Mean?
“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”
Context
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot
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As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. by: Heb. from the counsel of the soul
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Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(8) **A man that wandereth from his place.—**That wandereth forth as an exile that has lost his home. Comp. Genesis 12:4, and, on the contrary, Job’s hope that he would “die in his nest” (Proverbs 29:18). For the spiritual sense comp. Luke 15:13, s*qq.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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