KJV:
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
NASB:
Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
KJV:
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
NASB:
For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
KJV:
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
NASB:
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,
KJV:
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
NASB:
Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
KJV:
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
NASB:
My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
KJV:
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
NASB:
My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.
KJV:
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
NASB:
And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,
KJV:
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
NASB:
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.