Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

King James Version (KJV):
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

American Standard Version (ASV):
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

King James Version (KJV):
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

American Standard Version (ASV):
For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

King James Version (KJV):
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

American Standard Version (ASV):
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

King James Version (KJV):
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

American Standard Version (ASV):
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

King James Version (KJV):
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

American Standard Version (ASV):
For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

King James Version (KJV):
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

American Standard Version (ASV):
They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

King James Version (KJV):
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

American Standard Version (ASV):
When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

King James Version (KJV):
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

King James Version (KJV):
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

American Standard Version (ASV):
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

King James Version (KJV):
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: