KJV:
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
NASB:
"But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.
KJV:
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
NASB:
"Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.
KJV:
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
NASB:
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
KJV:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
NASB:
but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
KJV:
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
NASB:
We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.
KJV:
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
NASB:
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?
KJV:
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
NASB:
For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible."
KJV:
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
NASB:
In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.
KJV:
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
NASB:
so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
KJV:
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
NASB:
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.