Verse Comparison: Job 8:16
American Standard Version
He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
Amplified® Bible
He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.
Contemporary English Version
Sinful people are like plants with spreading roots and plenty of sun and water.
Darby English Version
He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;
Good News Bible
Evil people sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden.
King James Version
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
New American Standard Bible
"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.
New International Version
He is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots over the garden;
New King James Version
He grows green in the sun,
And his branches spread out in his garden.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He thrives before the sun,And his shoots spread out over his garden.
Revised Standard Version
He thrives before the sun, and his shoots spread over his garden.
Young's Literal Translation
Green he `is' before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
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