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As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
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The Danger of Rootlessness
Commentators agree that this proverb highlights the danger of leaving one's proper place. Just as a bird is exposed when it wanders from its nest, a person becomes vulnerable when they abandon their home and community. Scholars explain that in ancient culture, being a 'fugitive and a vagabond' was a terrible fate, emphasizing the deep human need for a place of safety and belonging.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 characte…
19th Century
Anglican
A man who wanders from his place.— That wanders forth as an exile who has lost his home. Compare Genesis 12:4, and, on the contrar…
Baptist
People in the East were accustomed to smear their faces, and especially their hair, with ointment and perfume, and those who came near them were pl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As a bird that wandereth from her nest To seek for food for herself and her young; or that leaves it without returni…
Everyone has their proper place in society, where they may be safe and comfortable.
