KJV:
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
NASB:
If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?
KJV:
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
NASB:
Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
KJV:
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
NASB:
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
KJV:
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
NASB:
Like cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a distant land.
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:
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
NASB:
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
KJV:
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
NASB:
A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.