The Words of God are Plain Prov. 8:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
Verse 9 of our text says the words of wisdom are plain to him that understandeth – now here are some plain words that have been removed in the modern bibles and we can’t for the life of us determine what was so uncommon and hard about these words that they needed to be “modernized” – these KJV words ARE the modern words!!
| Reference | Common Word or Expression |
| Ps 105:22 | “Senators” as in the government |
| Ps 106:29 | “Inventions” as in something made by man |
| Prov 4:25 | “Right on” – expression |
| Eze 24:16 | “Stroke” the way some people die |
| Jer 51:20 | “Battle axe” – expression |
| Eze 23:17 | “Alienated” as in alienation of affection |
| 1 Cor 7:31 | “fashion” as in fashions and fads |
| Lk 15:13, 14 | “wasted” and “want” as in waste not, want not |
| Ecc 10:1 | “ointment” as in a fly in the ointment |
| Deut 32:10 | “apple” as in the apple of his eye |
| Eph 1:14 | “earnest” as in earnest money |
| Job 4:15 | “stood” as in it made my hair stand up |
| Gen 30:27 | “learned by experience” – expression |
| Acts 21:3 | “unlade” as in bills of lading |
| Gen 23:17 | “made sure” as in title insurance or surety |
| 1 Sam 25:10 | “nowadays” – expression |
| Jud 8:16 | “taught” as in he taught them a lesson |
| Lev 11:35 | “range” – a kitchen appliance |
| Gen 23:16 | “current money” as in currency |
| Gen 42:34 | “traffick” as in drug traffic |
| Ex 14:8 | “high hand” as in poker or the upper hand |
| Num 1:2 | “polls” as in counting votes |
| 1 Sam 20:40 | “artillery” as in munitions for war |
| Num 1:18 | “pedigree” as in the descendants of an individual |
| Acts 27:3 | “liberty” as in shore leave |
| Acts 27:15 | “bear” as in a ship’s bearing |
| Acts 21:15 | “carriages” as in baby carriage |
| Acts 21:40 | “licence” as in a license to preach |
| 2 Ki 9:5 | “errand” as in go on an errand (a verbal message) |
| 2 Chr 30:6 | “posts” as in postal carrier or post office |
| 2 Ki 9:26 | “plat” as in a survey plat |
| Prov 18:3 | “ignominy” about Duke 4-21-06 |
| Ps 7:16 | “pate” about Telly Savalas after his death |
| 1 Sam 30:24 | “stuff” as in what you travel with |
In the last example, the NASV says “baggage” and the NIV says “supplies” – now these are not the same thing – we realize that this is a subtil point, but the devil is subtil – supplies are supplies and baggage is baggage and the two Bibles contradict – you’ll have to be the judge of which one is right – you know, “every man did that which was right in his own eyes” – frankly, I don’t trust myself to make the right judgment – so I just submit to the authority of God’ s words, instead.
You see all these words are street words, street language, they are common. They are so common that fools and the simple can understand them. They are not scholars’ words.
They are plain to him that understandeth – well understanding comes from the Lord and from wisdom, not from scholarship 2 Tim 3:16; Job 32:8; 1 Cor 2:10; Lk 24:45; and Job 28:28 [therefore, you should depart from the evil and perverseness of scholarship which produces fools Rom 1:21-22 and rely upon the understanding of wisdom from the Holy Spirit]
And look, this wisdom can be found anywhere and everywhere. Dollar General Store, Sam’s, and Wal-Mart sell Bibles very inexpensively. You can find God’s words printed on fences, yard signs, and bumper stickers. You can hear them on radio waves. They are NOT Greek and Hebrew, though; those are scholars’ words – you’re getting His words now on this radio broadcast!! Listen and do what He says!!