Which version of the Bible do you find best? I use the KJV or NKJV for study & church but NIV 4 daily reading?

I often read from both of these and then compare. KJV %26amp; NIV rainbow study bible.

Which version of the Bible do you find best? I use the KJV or NKJV for study %26amp; church but NIV 4 daily reading?
I like King James because its pretty, the standard translation is closest to the earliest bible written in of course Greek.
Reply:the amplified version is really good, that and the message are my favorites.
Reply:I like the New Revised Standard Version and the Jewish Publication Society's Tanakh, because I find these to be the truest to the original Hebrew.
Reply:For the pleasure of reading, I like the KJV, however for clairity of study for sermons, I like the New American Standard. I find it is the closest to the original texts, %26amp; the tenses are very clear.
Reply:amplified. its is today's English but when i go to church i use a parallel. it has 4 in 1 the one i have is amplified, living bible, king James and nit
Reply:new revised standard version. it is the best of all, clear, not so sexist, speaks to you
Reply:You can't beat the KJV for poetry! I use a NKJV for church and a MKJV (Nelson's Study Bible) for study. For regular reading, I use a parallel Bible with KJV, NKJV, and NIV.
Reply:kjv is the only one i ever read or use because it is the first one i ever read even as a small child i tell you what it made shakespear a lot easier to understand when i had to read that besides that i like the language it flows nicely
Reply:The NIV is my fave because when I translate it back into Koine Greek it always works. Some say it loses some of the feeling, but I disagree.I'd rather have accuracy than feeling.
Reply:I want to start using the NIV since that is what we read out of at church. I use the NLV and I really enjoy that one as well.
Reply:I use the new English Standard Version for my studies. I also like the NASB for its literal translation from the greek. I feel the NIV takes too many freedoms in translating, but I do like its readability. I'm also starting to enjoy the NKJV, just to get a feel for tradition. I don't like the KJV, though, it's too hard for me to read and comprehend when I'm doing daily reading.