8Like 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 birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרH6833Preposition-k | Noun - common singularthat straysנוֹדֶ֣דֶתH5074Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionits nestקִנָּ֑הּH7064Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular-כֵּֽן־H3651Adverb[is] a manאִ֝֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwho wandersנוֹדֵ֥דH5074Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom his homeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃H4725Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular