This version was formally "appointed to be read in Churches"

This gave its language a level of prestige which would prove to be more widespread and longer lasting than any Bible of the previous century

The language chosen by the translators was ultimately derived from the London dialect which had been showing signs of standardization since Caxton's time

Linguistic conservatism of the King James translators was reflected in the language of the translation

They often opted for older forms of the language even when modern alternatives were available – older word orders (e.g., speak ye unto, things eternal) and verb forms (e.g., digged, wist "knew", brethren)

The King James Bible has contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or proverbial expressions than any other literary source (take the biblical phrases test)

Its lexicon is less than half that of Shakespeare, but its impact has been much greater