Proverbs 27:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Like a birdכְּ֭צִפֹּור
(ke·tzip·po·vr)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word
that wandersנֹודֶ֣דֶת
(no·v·de·det)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
from her nest,קִנָּ֑הּ
(kin·nah;)
7064: a nestfrom an unused word
Soכֵּֽן־
(ken-)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
is a manאִ֝֗ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
who wandersנֹודֵ֥ד
(no·v·ded)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
from his home.מִמְּקֹומֹֽו׃
(mim·me·ko·v·mov.)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum


















KJV Lexicon
As a bird
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
that wandereth
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
from her nest
qen  (kane)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.
so is a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that wandereth
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
from his place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.

King James Bible
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

International Standard Version
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home.

NET Bible
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a bird that leaves its nest, so is a man that is removed from his place.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a bird wandering from its nest, so is a husband wandering from his home.

King James 2000 Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
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