I wanted to come back to this and say, God did not "tell" me not to read the NIV. But, when I read the NIV. I got that feeling, you know, that check in my spirit. Just like when I was reading the book of Enoch. So, I put it down and never picked it up again. I got the same on the living bible.
It's just not for me. I and I tell my children the same thing. But, I also look at this way. Paul said, that some preach the gospel for spite. But, I praise God that the gospel is being preached.