KJV:
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
NASB:
A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
KJV:
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
NASB:
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
KJV:
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
NASB:
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
KJV:
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
NASB:
Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
KJV:
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
NASB:
My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,
KJV:
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
NASB:
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
KJV:
Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
NASB:
"Now therefore, come make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
KJV:
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
NASB:
"Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove; My eyes look wistfully to the heights; O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.
KJV:
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
NASB:
'Their leader shall be one of them, And their ruler shall come forth from their midst; And I will bring him near and he shall approach Me; For who would dare to risk his life to approach Me?' declares the LORD.
KJV:
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
NASB:
"The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.