KJV:
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
NASB:
When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,
KJV:
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
NASB:
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
KJV:
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
NASB:
By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.
KJV:
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
NASB:
"Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate.
KJV:
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
NASB:
Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.