Job 31:18

“(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Job 31:18

(For from my youth hee was brought vp with me as with a father, and I haue guided her from my mothers wombe.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
- New American Standard Version (1995)

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);
- American Standard Version (1901)

(For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)
- Basic English Bible

though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow-
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)
- Darby Bible

(For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother's womb :)
- Douay-Rheims Bible

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have been her guide from my mother's womb;)
- English Revised Version

(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, her have I guided from my mother's womb);
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Job 31:18

Wesley's Notes for Job 31:18


31:18 Youth - As soon as I was capable of managing mine own affairs. With me - Under my care. A father - With all the diligence and tenderness of a father. Her - The widow mentioned ver.#16|. From - From my tender years; ever since I was capable of discerning good and evil.


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