World English Bible
by Anonymous
Shares rank 5 of 6 bible translations by recommenders
Praised as one of the best modern English Bible translations and free. Caveat: the text needs data massaging before it is easy to use.
Praised as one of the best modern English Bible translations and free. Caveat: the text needs data massaging before it is easy to use.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as among best modern translations
“NET and WEB are probably the best modern translations.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: A Daily Bible Game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs data massaging for consumable format
“I had to do a good b it of data massaging to get it in a consumable format”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Bible as RAG Database”
Other bible translations people recommend
The four most recommended other bible translations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Revised Standard Version Bibleby Bible | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| New International Version Bibleby Elizabeth Heike and Peter Toon | 5 | 5 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| New King James Version Bibleby Thomas Nelson | 4 | 1 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
| New Living Translation Bibleby Tyndale House Publishers Staff | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| World English Bibleby AnonymousThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I had to do a good b it of data massaging to get it in a consumable format”
“NET and WEB are probably the best modern translations.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.