Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

King James Version (KJV):
But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell.

American Standard Version (ASV):
To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

King James Version (KJV):
To call passengers who go right on their ways:

American Standard Version (ASV):
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

King James Version (KJV):
Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

American Standard Version (ASV):
The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

King James Version (KJV):
A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

King James Version (KJV):
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

American Standard Version (ASV):
Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

King James Version (KJV):
Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

King James Version (KJV):
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.

American Standard Version (ASV):
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

King James Version (KJV):
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

American Standard Version (ASV):
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

King James Version (KJV):
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].

American Standard Version (ASV):
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

King James Version (KJV):
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.