KJV:
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
NASB:
A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for blows.
KJV:
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
NASB:
A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
KJV:
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
NASB:
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
KJV:
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
NASB:
Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
KJV:
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
NASB:
A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
KJV:
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
NASB:
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And blows for the back of fools.
KJV:
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
NASB:
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up.
KJV:
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
NASB:
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.