KJV:
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
NASB:
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
KJV:
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
NASB:
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.
KJV:
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
NASB:
He kisses the lips Who gives a right answer.
KJV:
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
NASB:
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
KJV:
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
NASB:
Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
KJV:
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
NASB:
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
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.