Agree. We only attend KJV churches. I don’t believe it’s a perfect translation, because it isn’t. But I think it’s the closest. It’s also very beautiful and poetic, as you say. And I use the KJV criterion as a tool to weed out the modernistic churches.
When we have devotions every night, I read from KJV when it’s my turn. Hubby reads from some brand X Bible. When he reads a verse that I’ve known well, and memorized, from childhood, it’s bland. It’s also watered down to make it more warm and fuzzy.
That revelation knocked me to the floor.
When I first got saved, I had ZERO familiarity with King James English. I bought a King James version Bible because that was all that was almost all that was available. Then I bought *The Living Bible* which I knew was not a translation but a paraphrase and read them side by side for along time. It helped me understand Scripture much better.
I used NIV for a while but became aware of the problems with translation in some areas, so switched to ESV and using Bible Hub and looking up the Greek.