Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

King James Version (KJV):
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

King James Version (KJV):
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

King James Version (KJV):
Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

King James Version (KJV):
Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

American Standard Version (ASV):
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

King James Version (KJV):
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

King James Version (KJV):
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

King James Version (KJV):
Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

King James Version (KJV):
The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

King James Version (KJV):
Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

American Standard Version (ASV):
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

King James Version (KJV):
In the light of the king’s countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.