KJV:
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
NASB:
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,
KJV:
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
NASB:
Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding,
KJV:
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
NASB:
Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.
KJV:
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
NASB:
And you say, "How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof!
KJV:
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
NASB:
He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
KJV:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
NASB:
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
KJV:
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
NASB:
Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
KJV:
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
NASB:
"Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold.