Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

King James Version (KJV):
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

King James Version (KJV):
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

King James Version (KJV):
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

American Standard Version (ASV):
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

King James Version (KJV):
For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

King James Version (KJV):
The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

King James Version (KJV):
Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

American Standard Version (ASV):
Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

King James Version (KJV):
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

King James Version (KJV):
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

American Standard Version (ASV):
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

King James Version (KJV):
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: