Genesis 3:1a KJV (1)  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. Some translations say clever, cunning, or crafty.  The 1965 Bible in Basic English translated it into wiser?!? Clearly, we can throw the Bible in Basic English in the trash; it also kept out the seven-letter word  “Respect” in Genesis 4:4 KJV, and also like the NASB removes the only two places we find the word replenish. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. We know the serpent was not wiser than other beasts of the field; they knew their place. Replenish means to re-fill or re-populate; it gives us reason to believe in life before Adam, who was made from the dust of the ground, and Eve, who was made from Adam’s rib.  Jeremiah 4:25 introduces us to life before man, as does Job 38:4-7. We… Read moreThe Characteristics of a Serpent