# New King James Version Bible

4 Hacker News commenters recommended New King James Version Bible and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend the NKJV as a recent, common Bible translation that keeps some of the literary qualities of the King James Version.

## Why people recommend it

- Recent and widely available translation (1 comments): "the NKJV is recent and pretty common (at the cost of giving up on the pluralization disambiguations)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46000168))
- Keeps KJV's literary qualities (1 comments): "this one at least retains some of the literary qualities of the KJV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909133))
- Considered better than the KJV (1 comments): "The new king james translation is better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46544286))
- Fondness for the KJV lineage (1 comments): "I have a soft spot for the KJV/NKJV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49300453))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [New Revised Standard Version Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-revised-standard-version-bible.md): 6 recommend
- [New International Version Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-international-version-bible.md): 5 recommend
- [New Living Translation Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-living-translation-bible.md): 4 recommend
- [English Standard Version Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/english-standard-version-bible.md): 3 recommend
- [World English Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-english-bible.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1418573906?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781418573904) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "New King James Version Bible", https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-king-james-version-bible/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).