Proverbs 27:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.

New Living Translation
A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.

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

Berean Study Bible
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

New American Standard Bible
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a person who wanders from his home.

NASB 1995
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.

NASB 1977
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.

Amplified Bible
Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety], So is a man who wanders from his home.

Christian Standard Bible
Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

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

Contemporary English Version
When you are far from home, you feel like a bird without a nest.

Good News Translation
Anyone away from home is like a bird away from its nest.

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

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

New King James Version
Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.

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

New Heart English Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

World English Bible
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

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

American Standard Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

A Faithful Version
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

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

English Revised Version
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Webster's Bible Translation
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that oft tymes flytteth, is like a byrde yt forsaketh hir nest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As a bird wandering from her nest, "" So [is] a man wandering from his place.

Young's Literal Translation
As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.

Smith's Literal Translation
As the bird wandering from her nest, so is a man wandering from his place.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Like a bird that leaves its nest, so is a man that is removed from his place.

Lamsa Bible
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who is moved from his place.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
















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