The consensus of scholarly evidence today discounts the veracity of Scripture to begin with. I’m not impressed.
I have gone full circle on the King James Bible. I grew up on it. Adopted other versions later on. And through much study have returned to being KJB only. Older does not mean better. Older may just mean they weren’t in as much use and therefore didn’t need to be replaced as often. The King James Bible has the most manuscripts, the best fruit, and the clearest statement of essential Christian truth than ANY English Bible out there. There is a reason it has survived for 400 years. God preserves His Word.
With all due respect, this is a statement I'd expect from a member of a cult. Not all scholarly evidence can be dismissed out of hand simply because you don't agree with it. Not every scholar denies the divine authority of Scripture...in fact, Evangelical scholarship is overflowing with wonderful men and women of God right now...you should look into the number of outstanding commentaries that have been written in the past 10-15 years. Standout series, just to name a few, are the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT), the New American Commentary Series (NAC), The Pillar New Testament Commentary series (PNTC), The New International Version Application Commentary series (NIVAC), the New International Commentary on the New Testament & Old Testament (NICNT/NICOT). A wonderful set would be the Tyndale New Testament Commentary/Old Testament Commentary series (TNTC/TOTC).
Might I venture to guess that you are a member of an Independent Fundamental Baptist church?
1. Tremper Longman's Proverbs Commentary in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms (Semi-technical).
2. Paul Koptak's Proverbs Commentary in the NIVAC (Expository).
3. John A. Kithcen's Proverbs Commentary in the Mentor Commentary series (Expository).
These are considered some of the top commentaries in the field of Proverbs...and they all affirm the diving authority of Scripture. But let me ask you this...I suspect you won't look into these commentaries because you might not like what you find. I honestly believe that when you speak of "veracity of Scripture", what you really mean is "your interpretation of Scripture" or "the interpretations of Scripture that you've been taught". The interpretation that I support is the one that has been recognized for two thousand years...your position is the new kid on the block. I've yet to see a peer-reviewed scholarly presentation/commentary that is able to find that drinking alcohol is absolutely forbidden in Scripture. Now it may be wise not to consume the alcohol of today, but that is an entirely different argument not born in Scripture.