KJV:
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
NASB:
Like clouds and wind without rain Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.
KJV:
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
NASB:
Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
KJV:
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
NASB:
Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
KJV:
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
NASB:
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
KJV:
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
NASB:
So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"
KJV:
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
NASB:
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
KJV:
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
NASB:
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
KJV:
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
NASB:
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.