KJV:
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
NASB:
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
KJV:
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
NASB:
A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
KJV:
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
NASB:
A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.
KJV:
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
NASB:
Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is good will.
KJV:
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
NASB:
A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.
KJV:
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
NASB:
Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.
KJV:
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
NASB:
A rascally witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity.
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.