American Standard Version (ASV):
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
King James Version (KJV):
The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
King James Version (KJV):
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
King James Version (KJV):
The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.
American Standard Version (ASV):
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
King James Version (KJV):
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.
King James Version (KJV):
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.
King James Version (KJV):
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
King James Version (KJV):
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
American Standard Version (ASV):
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
King James Version (KJV):
To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
American Standard Version (ASV):
A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
King James Version (KJV):
An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
King James Version (KJV):
The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.