# World English Bible

3 Hacker News commenters recommended World English Bible and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised as one of the best modern English Bible translations and free. Caveat: the text needs data massaging before it is easy to use.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as among best modern translations (1 comments): "NET and WEB are probably the best modern translations." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46546651))

## What people warn about

- Needs data massaging for consumable format (1 comments): "I had to do a good b it of data massaging to get it in a consumable format" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678204))

## 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 King James Version Bible](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-king-james-version-bible.md): 4 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

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1986402096?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781986402095) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "World English Bible", https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-english-bible/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).