KJV:
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
NASB:
Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
KJV:
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
NASB:
The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.
KJV:
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
NASB:
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
KJV:
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
NASB:
A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
KJV:
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
NASB:
Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
KJV:
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
NASB:
"They seize bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea, And they ride on horses, Arrayed as a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Zion!"
KJV:
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
NASB:
All your lovers have forgotten you, They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel one, Because your iniquity is great And your sins are numerous.
KJV:
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
NASB:
"They seize their bow and javelin; They are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, Marshalled like a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Babylon.