KJV:
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
NASB:
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven.
KJV:
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
NASB:
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.
KJV:
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
NASB:
"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
KJV:
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
NASB:
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
KJV:
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
NASB:
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
KJV:
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
NASB:
Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you know!
KJV:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
NASB:
The way of an eagle in the sky, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a maid.
KJV:
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
NASB:
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
KJV:
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
NASB:
I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.