KJV:
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
NASB:
"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
KJV:
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
NASB:
"By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.
KJV:
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
NASB:
"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly.
KJV:
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
NASB:
He who speaks truth tells what is right, But a false witness, deceit.
KJV:
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
NASB:
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And he who speaks right is loved.
KJV:
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
NASB:
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
KJV:
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
NASB:
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
KJV:
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
NASB:
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
KJV:
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
NASB:
If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
KJV:
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
NASB:
I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.