KJV:
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
NASB:
For the upright will live in the land And the blameless will remain in it;
KJV:
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
NASB:
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
KJV:
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
NASB:
"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.
KJV:
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
NASB:
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
KJV:
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
NASB:
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
KJV:
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
NASB:
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
KJV:
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
NASB:
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
KJV:
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
NASB:
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.