8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:8
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 8
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Like a bird כְּ֭צִפּוֹר H6833 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular that strays נוֹדֶ֣דֶת H5074 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition its nest קִנָּ֑הּ H7064 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular - כֵּֽן־ H3651 Adverb [is] a man אִ֝֗ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular who wanders נוֹדֵ֥ד H5074 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from his home מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ H4725 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular