| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1“Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? | 1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? |
| 2For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one. | 2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. |
| 3I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. | 3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. |
| 4His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. | 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. |
| 5Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance. | 5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. |
| 6For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; | 6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; |
| 7Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward. | 7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. |
| 8“But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause— | 8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: |
| 9Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number. | 9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: |
| 10He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields. | 10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: |
| 11He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. | 11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. |
| 12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. | 12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. |
| 13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. | 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. |
| 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night. | 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. |
| 15But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand. | 15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. |
| 16So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth. | 16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
| 17“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. | 17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: |
| 18For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. | 18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. |
| 19He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. | 19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. |
| 20In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. | 20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. |
| 21You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes. | 21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
| 22You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. | 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
| 23For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. | 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| 24You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss. | 24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. |
| 25You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth. | 25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. |
| 26You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season. | 26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. |
| 27Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself.” | 27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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