KJV:
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
NASB:
A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.
KJV:
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
NASB:
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
KJV:
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
NASB:
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
KJV:
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
NASB:
Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."
KJV:
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
NASB:
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
KJV:
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
NASB:
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
KJV:
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
NASB:
A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.
KJV:
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
NASB:
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.