Kings James Version? Pfft. New Revised Standard Version or bust.
eh. New International Version or New Living Translation.
2011 NIV is fine. I’m not picky about it being the '84 NIV like some people might be.New King James Version might be “poetic”, but I imagine that wasn’t the intent of the original authors of the scrolls/books (outside of Psalms and Song of Solomon, obviously). KJV has also been said to be the least accurate translation, but is widely popular because a) there is no copyright; and b) it was the first ever english translation widely available to the public at large.
I don’t know where you get that idea about the KJV. The scholars involved in that translation were very meticulous about being accurate with their translation. So much so that they italicized any word they had to add for clarity in the English language. So that the reader is always clear about what is actually in the text.
The NIV on the other hand is very liberal about changing the scriptures to suit the translators’ doctrine.
The KJV has its own issues but they’re nowhere near as profound as the NIV.