Proverbs 27:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. ”

Proverbs 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Change of place is thought of as in itself an evil. It is not easy for the man to find another home or the bird another nest. The maxim is characteristic of the earlier stages of Hebrew history, be...
Proverbs 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Is a bird that wandereth from her nest - Leaving her own brood, places of retreat, and feeding-ground behind, and...
Proverbs 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

As a bird that wandereth— He who quits his country, his dwelling, his house, is as a bird which quits its nest. He is exposed to a thousand dangers and difficulties. The Jews were very much attache...
Proverbs 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, (so is) a man that wandereth from his place. The bird, by needless...
Proverbs 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
Proverbs 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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:...
Proverbs 27:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
Proverbs 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Proverbs 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
Proverbs 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and ang...
Proverbs 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

As a bird that wandereth from her nest ,.... To seek for food for herself and her young; or that leaves it without returning to it, and so her eggs or her young are exposed, and she herself liable t...
Proverbs 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place. Ver. 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest. ] Doth it of inconstancy, and oft meets with misery: whereas Go...
Proverbs 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As a bird that wandereth from her nest That flies very much abroad from place to place, whereby she is exposed to all the arts of fowlers, and to birds of prey; so is a man that wandereth from his...
Proverbs 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
Proverbs 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Note, 1. There are many that do not know when they are well off, but are uneasy with their pres...
Proverbs 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That wandereth from her nest; that flies very much abroad from place to place, whereby she is exposed to all the arts of fowlers, and to birds of prey, from which she is safe whilst she keeps her n...
Proverbs 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 27:8 . Place , rather “ home .” Proverbs 27:9 . This verse is obscurely rendered in the English version. Delitzsch translates “ Oil and frankincense rejoice the heart,...
Proverbs 27:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
Proverbs 27:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. The inconvenience and danger of persons being long absent from home Nothing that affects our religious interes...
Proverbs 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exaltation of Self Leads to Folly
Proverbs 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:20 ; 1 Kings 19:9 ; 1 Samuel 22:5 ; 1 Samuel 27:1-12 ; Genesis 16:6-8 ; Genesis 4:16 ; Isaiah 16:2 ; Job 39:14-16 ; Jonah 1:10-17 ; Jonah 1:3 ; Jude 1:13 ; Nehemiah 6:11-1...
Proverbs 27:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...
Proverbs 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wandereth — That flies from place to place, whereby she is exposed to all the arts of fowlers, and to birds of prey. So — So is he who through vanity or lightness changes his abode, or his calling....

Proverbs 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes