KJV:
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
NASB:
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
KJV:
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
NASB:
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
KJV:
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
NASB:
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.
KJV:
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
NASB:
The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied with his.
KJV:
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
NASB:
A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.
KJV:
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
NASB:
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.
KJV:
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
NASB:
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.