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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 27:8

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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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, before exile and travel had made change of country a more familiar thing. Compare the feeling which made the thought of being “a fugitive and a vagabond” Genesis 4:12-13 the most terrible of all punishments. return to 'Top of Page'
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