Proverbios 27:8

8 Como pájaro que vaga lejos de su nido, así es el hombre que vaga lejos de su hogar.

Proverbios 27:8 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 27:8

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 to fall into the hands of birds of prey, or of the fowler, when she would be safe in her nest; as there was a law in Israel in her favour, ( Deuteronomy 22:6 ) ; or as one that is forced out and obliged to wander from place to place, ( Isaiah 16:2 ) ;

so [is] a man that wandereth from his place;
who, in time of famine and distress, goes into other parts for bread, as Jacob's sons went down into Egypt; and such are they in a spiritual sense who leave all, and follow Christ for food for their souls; or who are forced to flee from place to place, and wander about in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth, because of the persecution of their enemies; or rather it is to be taken in an ill sense and applied to such who abide not in the calling whereunto they are called; dislike, and are unsatisfied with, their present business of life, and seek new employments, which oftentimes is to the hurt and detriment of themselves and families; and also to such who wander from the way of spiritual understanding, from the place of divine worship, from the word, ordinances, and commandments of the Lord; see ( Proverbs 21:16 ) .

Proverbios 27:8 In-Context

6 Fieles son las heridas del amigo, pero engañosos los besos del enemigo.

7 El hombre saciado aborrece la miel, pero para el hombre hambriento todo lo amargo es dulce.

8 Como pájaro que vaga lejos de su nido, así es el hombre que vaga lejos de su hogar.

9 El unguento y el perfume alegran el corazón, y dulce para su amigo es el consejo del hombre.

10 No abandones a tu amigo ni al amigo de tu padre, ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano el día de tu infortunio. Mejor es un vecino cerca que un hermano lejos.