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Proverbs 27:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 27:8

Theological / Devotional

That wandereth. Perhaps either wantonly or because it has been driven from its nest (see Isa. 16:2). A man should be content to stay at home and not seek more exciting pleasures elsewhere. The Hebrew has no distinct word for “home,” but for the general idea of “home” employs the word for “place” as here, or for “house” as in Gen. 39:16; 43:16; etc., or for “tent” as in Judges 19:9.

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