KJV:
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
NASB:
So he said to them, "Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet." But they could not tell the riddle in three days.
KJV:
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
NASB:
So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle."
KJV:
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
NASB:
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
KJV:
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
NASB:
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
KJV:
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
NASB:
My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
KJV:
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
NASB:
A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
KJV:
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
NASB:
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
KJV:
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
NASB:
The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
KJV:
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
NASB:
"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
KJV:
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
NASB:
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!