KJV:
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
NASB:
Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
KJV:
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
NASB:
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.
KJV:
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
NASB:
All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
KJV:
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
NASB:
He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.
KJV:
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
NASB:
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
KJV:
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
NASB:
He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
KJV:
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
NASB:
That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.
KJV:
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
NASB:
Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.
KJV:
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
NASB:
Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
KJV:
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
NASB:
The nations rumble on like the rumbling of many waters, But He will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like chaff in the mountains before the wind, Or like whirling dust before a gale.