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Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue <i>is</i> deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the rich people of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the rich men of <i>the</i> city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the rich men of <i>the</i> city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind]; Her inhabitants speak lies And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies— their tongues speak deceitfully!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The city's rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whose rich ones have been full of violence, "" And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, "" And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For her rich ones were full of violence, and her inhabitants spake falsehood, and their tongue of deceit in their mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By this, her wealthy have been filled with iniquity, and her inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You whose wealthy are full of violence, whose inhabitants speak falsehood with deceitful tongues in their mouths! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the rich men of the land are full of deceit, and its inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is treacherous in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For its rich men are filled with fraud and its inhabitants speak falsehood and their tongue is deceitful in their mouths<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the rich men thereof are full of violence, And the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=995" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">The Punishment of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6223.htm" title="6223: ‘ă·šî·re·hā (Adj-mpc:: 3fs) -- Rich. From ashar; rich, whether literal or figurative.">the wealthy of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">are full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555: ḥā·mās (N-ms) -- Violence, wrong. From chamac; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. Unjust gain.">violence,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and its residents</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bə·rū- (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">lies;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: ū·lə·šō·w·nām (Conj-w:: N-csc:: 3mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">their tongues</a> <a href="/hebrew/7423.htm" title="7423: rə·mî·yāh (N-fs) -- Remissness, treachery. From ramah; remissness, treachery.">are deceitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·hem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">in their mouths.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4-6</a></span><br />Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12-13</a></span><br />In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. / Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-42</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Mark 12:38-40</a></span><br />In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces, / and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. / They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4-6</a></span><br />“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. / You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.</p><p class="hdg">the rich.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1,2</a></b></br> Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3,9-11</a></b></br> And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; <i>Is it</i> not for you to know judgment? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-6</a></b></br> The good <i>man</i> is perished out of the earth: and <i>there is</i> none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net… </p><p class="hdg">spoken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3-15</a></b></br> For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2-6,8</a></b></br> Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they <i>be</i> all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Hosea 7:1,13</a></b></br> When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, <i>and</i> the troop of robbers spoileth without… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">False.</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-13.htm">Residents</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">False.</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Residents</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-1.htm">God's punishment for ingratitude;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">for ignorance,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">for injustice;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">and for idolatry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the wealthy of the city are full of violence</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral corruption among the affluent in society. In the context of Micah's prophecy, the city likely refers to Jerusalem, the center of religious and political life in Judah. The wealthy, who were expected to be leaders and examples of righteousness, are instead characterized by violence. This reflects a broader biblical theme where wealth often leads to moral decay when not aligned with God's principles (e.g., <a href="/james/5.htm">James 5:1-6</a>). The violence here can be understood as both physical and systemic, including exploitation and oppression of the poor, which is condemned throughout the prophetic books (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>, <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Amos 3:10</a>).<p><b>and its residents speak lies</b><br>The prevalence of deceit among the city's inhabitants indicates a breakdown of trust and integrity. Lying is consistently condemned in Scripture as contrary to God's nature (<a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>, <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>). In a society where truth is compromised, justice becomes impossible, leading to further societal decay. This aligns with the prophetic critique of Israel's leaders and people, who have turned away from God's covenant and embraced falsehood (<a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-6</a>).<p><b>their tongues are deceitful in their mouths</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the pervasive nature of deceit, suggesting that dishonesty has become second nature to the people. The imagery of the tongue is significant in biblical literature, often representing the power of words to harm or heal (<a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>, <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-8</a>). The deceitful tongue is a metaphor for the moral and spiritual corruption that has infiltrated the community. This condition is symptomatic of a deeper spiritual malaise, where the people have forsaken God's truth for personal gain, echoing the warnings found in other prophetic writings (<a href="/hosea/4.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and his messages were directed towards both Israel and Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rich_men_of_the_city.htm">The Rich Men of the City</a></b><br>These individuals represent the affluent and powerful in society who are exploiting their positions for personal gain, often at the expense of justice and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>While not specified in this verse, Micah's prophecies often target Jerusalem and Samaria, the capitals of Judah and Israel, respectively, as centers of corruption and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/residents.htm">Residents</a></b><br>The general populace of the city, who are complicit in the societal sins of deceit and violence, either through active participation or passive acceptance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/violence_and_deceit.htm">Violence and Deceit</a></b><br>These are the specific sins highlighted in this verse, indicating a breakdown of social justice and integrity within the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_wealth_and_power.htm">The Dangers of Wealth and Power</a></b><br>Wealth and power can lead to corruption if not stewarded with integrity and accountability. Believers are called to use their resources to promote justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truthfulness.htm">The Importance of Truthfulness</a></b><br>God values truth, and deceit is an abomination to Him. Christians are called to be people of truth, reflecting God's character in their speech and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_responsibility.htm">Social Responsibility</a></b><br>The sins of the city are not just the responsibility of the leaders but of all its residents. Believers are called to stand against injustice and deceit in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Micah's message is ultimately one of repentance. God desires His people to turn from their wicked ways and seek His forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Micah serve as God's mouthpiece, calling out sin and urging people to return to God. Believers today can learn from their boldness and commitment to truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_from_amnon's_bible_story.htm">What lessons does Amnon's story in the Bible teach?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_discrimination.htm">How does the Bible address discrimination among people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_7_6_align_with_family_love.htm">In Micah 7:6, families betray each other--how does this square with other biblical commands to honor and love one's family?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_a_divine_lawsuit_in_micah.htm">In Micah 6:1-2, is there any historical or archaeological evidence of an actual 'lawsuit' scenario or divine courtroom setting involving Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">The rich men thereof</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, of the city. The sins of spoliation and fraud were practised by men who had not even the pitiable excuse of poverty and distress.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The rich men thereof;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of the city mentioned in ver. 9. They have just been charged with injustice and fraud, now they are denounced for practising every kind of violence. And not only the rich, but all the inhabitants fall under censure for lying and deceit. <span class="cmt_word">Their tongue is deceitful;</span> literally, <span class="accented">deceit</span>; they cannot open their mouth without speaking dangerous and destructive lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wealthy of the city</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·šî·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6223.htm">Strong's 6223: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rich</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">violence,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמָ֔ס</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2555.htm">Strong's 2555: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and its residents</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְּרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bə·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies;</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their tongues</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·šō·w·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are deceitful</span><br /><span class="heb">רְמִיָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·mî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7423.htm">Strong's 7423: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remissness, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their mouths.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/6-12.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 6:12 Her rich men are full of violence (Mc Mic. 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