KJV:
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
NASB:
The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
KJV:
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
NASB:
The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
KJV:
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
NASB:
"They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."
KJV:
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
NASB:
Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.
KJV:
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
NASB:
Men of bloodshed hate the blameless, But the upright are concerned for his life.
KJV:
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
NASB:
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.
KJV:
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
NASB:
A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.
KJV:
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
NASB:
That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.
KJV:
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
NASB:
I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.