KJV:
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
NASB:
For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
KJV:
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
NASB:
A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
KJV:
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
NASB:
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
KJV:
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
NASB:
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
KJV:
Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
NASB:
Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way?
KJV:
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
NASB:
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
KJV:
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
NASB:
Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?
KJV:
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
NASB:
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
KJV:
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
NASB:
Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you know!