Verse Comparison: Job 31:18
American Standard Version
(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);
Amplified® Bible
No, but from my youth [the fatherless] grew up with me as a father, and I have been [the widow's] guide from my mother's womb--
Contemporary English Version
Since the time I was young, I have cared for orphans and helped widows.
Darby English Version
(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)
Good News Bible
All my life I have taken care of them.
King James Version
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
New American Standard Bible
(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
New International Version
but from my youth I reared him as would a father,
and from my birth I guided the widow-
New King James Version
(But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow);
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
Revised Standard Version
(for from his youth I reared him as a father, and from his mother's womb I guided him);
Young's Literal Translation
(But from my youth He grew up with me as `with' a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)