KJV:
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
NASB:
Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.
KJV:
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
NASB:
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.
KJV:
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
NASB:
A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
KJV:
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
NASB:
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
KJV:
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
NASB:
"And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken without human agency.