The New International Version says, "Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar." (Prov.30:6)

These two bibles do not agree. If two bibles disagree, which one is wrong. Both claim that you cannot add to or take from the word of the Lord, yet they differ. Why? Which one is right? How much do they differ? Does it affect doctrine? Who changed it?

The King James Bible says:

"Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you." (Deut.4:2)

"What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." (Deut.12:32)

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." (Rev.22:18-19)

With such severe consequences for those who add to or take from God's word, let's compare the King James Bible with the New International Version. Some of the verses are total opposites, other verses are simply not saying the same thing. I ask all who read these comparisons to pray and ask the Lord to reveal which one is the true word of God.

KJB: “...those things which he hath not seen...." (Col.2:18)

NIV: “...great detail about what he has seen...." (Col.2:18)

KJB: “Israel is an empty vine.” (Hos.10:1)

NIV: “Israel was a spreading vine.” (Hos.10:1)

KJB: “...but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.” (Hos.11:12)

NIV: “...Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.” (Hos.11:12)

KJB: “...thought it not robbery to be equal with God....” (Phil 2:6)

NIV: “...did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.” (Phil.2:6)

KJB: “My friends scorn me” (Job 16:20)

NIV: “My intercessor is my friend.” (Job 16:20)

KJB: “Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call” (Psa 20:9)

NIV: “O LORD, save the king! Answer us when we call!” (Psa.20:9)

KJB: “Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off....” (Hos.8:5)

NIV: “Throw out your calf-idol, O Samaria....” (Hos.8:5)

KJB: “...but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.” (Prov.21:28)

NIV: “...and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.” (Prov.21:28)

KJB: “The words of a talebearer are as wounds....” (Prov.26:22)

NIV: "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels...." (Prov.26:22)

KJB: “...at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea.” (Isa 9:1)

NIV: “...In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles.” (Isa.9:1)

KJB: “The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.” (Prov.25:23)

NIV: “As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.” (Prov.25:23)

KJB: “For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!” (Zech.9:17)

NIV: “How attractive and beautiful they will be!” (Zech.9:17)

KJB: “Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy.....” (Isa.9:3)

NIV: “You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy....” (Isa.9:3)

KJB: “And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.” (Jer.4:2)

NIV: “and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, `As surely as the LORD lives,' then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory." (Jer.4:2)

KJB: “Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow.” (Jer.51:3)

NIV: “Let not the archer string his bow.” (Jer.51:3)

KJB: “...for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.” (Jer.50:38)

NIV: “For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror.” (Jer.50:38)

KJB: “So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.” (Isa.59:19)

NIV: “From the west, men will fear the name of the LORD, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he [Who?] will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the LORD drives along.” (Isa.59:19)

KJB: “Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain.” (Zec.10:1)

NIV: “Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime.” (Zec.10:1)

KJB: “How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.” (Psa 62:3)

NIV: “How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence?” (Psa.62:3)

KJB: “...and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth." (Psa 10:3)

NIV: “...he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD." (Psa 10:3)

KJB: “His ways are always grievous.” (Psa.10:5)

NIV: “His ways are always prosperous.” (Psa.10:5)

KJB: “The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.” (Prov.26:10)

NIV: “Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.” (Prov.26:10)

KJB: “The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.” (Psa.29:9)

NIV: “The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, ‘Glory!’” (Psa.29:9)

KJB: “...an odious[hateful] woman when she is married.” (Prov.30:23)

NIV: “an unloved woman who is married.” (Prov.30:23)

KJB: “The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him.” (Psa 81:15)

NIV: “Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him.” (Psa 81:15)

KJB: “The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.” (Prov.30:28)

NIV: “a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.” (Prov.30:28)

KJB: “Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish." (Isa.19:9-10)

NIV: “Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope. The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the wage earners will be sick at heart." (Isa.19:9-10)

KJB: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God.” (2Tim.2:15)

NIV: “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved.” (2Tim.2:15)

KJB: “...is not he thy father that hath bought thee?” (Deut.32:6)

NIV: “...Is he not your Father, your Creator.” (Deut.32:6)

KJB: “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.” (Isa.16:5)

NIV: “In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it-- one from the house of David-- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.” (Isa.16:5)

KJB: “...but wisdom is profitable to direct.” (Ecc.10:10)

NIV: “...skill will bring success.” (Ecc.10:10)

KJB: “Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.” (Isa.66:5)

NIV: “Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word: "Your brothers who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, `Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy!' Yet they will be put to shame.” (Isa.66:5)

KJB: “As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.” (Hos.9:11)

NIV: “Ephraim's glory will fly away like a bird-- no birth, no pregnancy, no conception." (Hos.9:11)

KJB: “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” (Hos.6:3)

NIV: “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth." (Hos.6:3)

KJB: “...by profaning the covenant of our fathers?" (Mal.2:10)

NIV: “...by breaking faith with one another?" (Mal.2:10)

KJB: “He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” (Prov.28:19)

NIV: “He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty." (Prov.28:19)

KJB: “...but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.” (Prov.12:8)

NIV: “...but men with warped minds are despised.” (Prov.12:8)

KJB: “I hate vain thoughts.” (Psa.119:113)

NIV: “I hate double-minded men.” (Psa.119:113)

KJB: “Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” (Prov.22:21)

NIV: “Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge, teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you?" (Prov.22:21)

KJB: “Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” (Prov.23:6)

NIV: “Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies; for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” (Prov.23:6-7)

KJB: “Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.” (Prov.20:28)

NIV: “Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.” (Prov.20:28)