I actually like KJV (poetic, helps my vocab!) and like ESV and feel they are both about as good and accurate as translations (rather than paraphrase versions). But, that's not how people talk today. And agree, Strongs is great for looking at the Hebrew or Greek words. I've always heard: don't try to interpret the Bible (huge danger), let the Bible interpret itself. That is, let the words speak for themselves, compare them to other passages throughout, and use the historical context/time in which they were written (phrases written 3000 years ago likely don't mean the same thing literally as if written today). :) I gotta get going, good convo, have a good day.