KJV:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
NASB:
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;
KJV:
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
NASB:
So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:
KJV:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
NASB:
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
KJV:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
NASB:
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,
KJV:
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
NASB:
Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin "?
KJV:
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
NASB:
"Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
KJV:
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
NASB:
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
KJV:
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
NASB:
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
KJV:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
NASB:
For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.
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?