American Standard Version (ASV):
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
King James Version (KJV):
How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
American Standard Version (ASV):
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
King James Version (KJV):
Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
King James Version (KJV):
The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
American Standard Version (ASV):
A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
King James Version (KJV):
A just weight and balance [are] the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
American Standard Version (ASV):
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
King James Version (KJV):
[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
American Standard Version (ASV):
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
King James Version (KJV):
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
King James Version (KJV):
Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
American Standard Version (ASV):
A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
King James Version (KJV):
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
American Standard Version (ASV):
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
King James Version (KJV):
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
King James Version (KJV):
Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.