KJV:
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
NASB:
You have broken down all his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
KJV:
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
NASB:
Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
KJV:
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
NASB:
The rich man's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
KJV:
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
NASB:
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
KJV:
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
NASB:
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
KJV:
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
NASB:
In a multitude of people is a king's glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince's ruin.
KJV:
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
NASB:
A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
KJV:
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
NASB:
The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity.
KJV:
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
NASB:
"In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you.