KJV:
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
NASB:
The one who despises the word will be in debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
KJV:
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
NASB:
In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
KJV:
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
NASB:
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
KJV:
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
NASB:
A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
KJV:
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
NASB:
He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
KJV:
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
NASB:
He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
KJV:
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
NASB:
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
KJV:
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
NASB:
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.