Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

King James Version (KJV):
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

American Standard Version (ASV):
For the commandment is a lamp; And the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

King James Version (KJV):
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:

American Standard Version (ASV):
To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

King James Version (KJV):
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

King James Version (KJV):
Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.

American Standard Version (ASV):
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

King James Version (KJV):
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

King James Version (KJV):
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

American Standard Version (ASV):
A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

King James Version (KJV):
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

American Standard Version (ASV):
A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

King James Version (KJV):
A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

American Standard Version (ASV):
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

King James Version (KJV):
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

American Standard Version (ASV):
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

King James Version (KJV):
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.