KJV:
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
NASB:
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
KJV:
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
NASB:
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
KJV:
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
NASB:
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
KJV:
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
NASB:
All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives.
KJV:
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
NASB:
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
KJV:
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
NASB:
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
KJV:
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
NASB:
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
KJV:
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
NASB:
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.