Another reason to avoid the KJV

[sheep wrecked]

(01-03-2009 02:17 AM)strefanash Wrote:  Acts 9:5
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
IT IS HARD FOR THEE TO KICK AGAINST THE PRICKS.

Stref:
languages change. In British English and in my home country New Zealand, which is fairly close to British English but diverging all the time the word PRICK, as a noun, has an extra meaning which is something quite obscene.

Its not a good idea to use an archaic word when the same word in modern has a totally different meaning even if it is alongside other more common meanings.

I have never seen this word appear with the meaning i am talking about in American English, but here in NZ, Australia and England it is obscene.

I wil tell you if you really dont know, which would prove my point, actually

but maybe by PM. Seriously, even though i find it uproariously funny

Gonna ya

Here in America, the word also has obscene connotations. People use Jesus Christ and God as swear words and the word "a ss" is automatically removed from posts as is "b astard" [I put a space in to keep them in text], which are both used in the Bible and are considered "four letter" words as well

So what what's the solution?

I am curious which version you find acceptable or one that you use?