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Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not trust in a friend; Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close friend. Guard your lips From her who lies in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a friend. From her who lies in your bosom Guard your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a friend. From her who lies in your bosom Guard your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not believe in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close companion. From her who lies in your bosom Guard the openings of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not trust in a neighbor [because of the moral corruption in the land]; Do not have confidence in a friend. Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; don&#8217t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't trust anyone, not even your best friend, and be careful what you say to the one you love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't trust your neighbors. Don't have confidence in [your] friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't believe your neighbor or trust your friend. Be careful what you say even to your husband or wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't trust your friends, don't confide in a companion, watch what you say to your wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don't even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not trust in a neighbor. Do not put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not believe in a friend, "" Do not trust in a leader, "" From her who is lying in your bosom keep the openings of your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not trust in a companion, ye shall not confide in a friend: watch the doors of thy mouth from her lying in thy bosom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not be willing to believe a friend. And do not be willing to confide in a commander. From her, who sleeps in your bosom, keep the doors of your mouth closed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Put no faith in a friend, do not trust a companion; With her who lies in your embrace watch what you say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Put no trust in a friend, have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Trust not in your friends, put no confidence in your neighbors, guard the words of your mouth from your wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not believe your friends and you shall not trust your relatives, and keep the words of your mouth from your wife<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Trust ye not in a friend, Put ye not confidence in a familiar friend; Keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Trust not in friends, and confide not in guides: beware of thy wife, so as not to commit anything to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/7-5.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=1111" 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/7.htm">Israel's Great Misery</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: ta·’ă·mî·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To confirm, support. ">rely</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: ḇə·rê·a‘ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">on a friend;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: bə·’al·lūp̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">in a companion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šə·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Seal</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: piṯ·ḥê- (N-mpc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: p̄î·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">of your mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: miš·šō·ḵe·ḇeṯ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">from her who lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: ḥê·qe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom.">in your arms.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.…<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="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4</a></span><br />“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-35.htm">Matthew 10:35-36</a></span><br />For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-51.htm">Luke 12:51-53</a></span><br />Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. / From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. / They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-6.htm">Jeremiah 12:6</a></span><br />Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></span><br />Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a></span><br />For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm">Proverbs 25:19</a></span><br />Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-12.htm">Mark 13:12</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a></span><br />“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22</a></span><br />Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15</a></span><br />But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Trust you not in a friend, put you not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.</p><p class="hdg">ye not in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14,15</a></b></br> To him that is afflicted pity <i>should be shewed</i> from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8,9</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4</a></b></br> Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.</p><p class="hdg">keep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-5.htm">Judges 16:5-20</a></b></br> And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength <i>lieth</i>, and by what <i>means</i> we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred <i>pieces</i> of silver… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Embrace</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/haggai/1-5.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Embrace</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/9-8.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/haggai/2-15.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-1.htm">The church, complaining of her small number,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">and the general corruption,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-5.htm">puts her confidence not in man, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">She triumphs over her enemies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">She prays to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-15.htm">God comforts her by promises of confusion to her enemies;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">and by his mercies.</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'; 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In the context of Micah's time, Israel was experiencing moral and spiritual decay, leading to a lack of integrity even among close relationships. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human fallibility and the need for reliance on God rather than on fallible human beings. <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a> similarly advises trusting in the Lord rather than in human understanding.<p><b>do not trust in a companion.</b><br>The repetition of the warning against trusting others emphasizes the severity of the situation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, companionship was highly valued, and trust was foundational to social and familial bonds. The breakdown of these bonds indicates a deep societal crisis. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the end times, where Jesus warns in <a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Matthew 24:10</a> that many will betray one another.<p><b>Seal the doors of your mouth</b><br>This phrase suggests the need for caution in speech and the guarding of one's words. In biblical times, words held significant power, and speaking carelessly could lead to betrayal or harm. <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a> speaks to the power of the tongue and the importance of controlling it. The imagery of sealing one's mouth indicates the necessity of wisdom and discretion in a corrupt society.<p><b>from her who lies in your arms.</b><br>This phrase underscores the depth of mistrust, extending even to the most intimate relationships. In the cultural context, the reference to "her who lies in your arms" likely points to a spouse or close family member, highlighting the pervasive nature of betrayal. This mirrors the warning in <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4-5</a> about the deceitfulness of even close kin. It also serves as a reminder of the ultimate faithfulness of God, contrasting human unreliability with divine constancy.<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 delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel. His prophecies often addressed social injustices and the need for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms during Micah's time, both of which were experiencing moral and spiritual decline, leading to God's impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbors_and_friends.htm">Neighbors and Friends</a></b><br>Representing close relationships and social bonds, these figures are used to illustrate the breakdown of trust and integrity within society.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_in_your_embrace.htm">The Woman in Your Embrace</a></b><br>Symbolizes intimate relationships, highlighting that even the most personal and trusted bonds can be sources of betrayal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_betrayal.htm">The Context of Betrayal</a></b><br>The verse reflects a time of societal corruption where trust is eroded, and betrayal is rampant, necessitating caution even in personal relationships.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_human_trust.htm">The Fragility of Human Trust</a></b><br>Human relationships, while valuable, are inherently flawed due to sin. We must be discerning and wise in whom we place our trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_guarding_our_words.htm">The Importance of Guarding Our Words</a></b><br>In a world where trust is fragile, we must be cautious with our speech, ensuring that our words are truthful and edifying.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god_above_all.htm">Trusting in God Above All</a></b><br>While human relationships can fail, God remains steadfast and trustworthy. Our ultimate confidence should be in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_societal_corruption.htm">Awareness of Societal Corruption</a></b><br>Recognize the signs of moral decay in society and strive to be a beacon of integrity and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discernment_in_relationships.htm">The Role of Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>Exercise discernment in relationships, understanding that even those closest to us can falter. Seek God's wisdom in navigating these dynamics.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_unbeliever_friends.htm">What does the Bible say about friendships with unbelievers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_celebrate_christmas.htm">Can Christians celebrate Christmas?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'a_sword'.htm">What did Jesus mean by bringing a sword?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jeremiah_9_4's_claim_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 9:4, is the sweeping claim that brothers deceive each other founded on real social conditions or an exaggerated portrayal? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5, 6) <span class= "bld">Trust ye not</span> . . .--All is now distrust and suspicion. The households are divided each against itself, and the relationships which should mean mutual confidence and support have become the occasion of the most bitter hostility. Our Lord adopts these words to express the strife and division which, He foresaw, would defile Christianity. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/10-35.htm" title="For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.">Matthew 10:35</a>; <a href="/mark/13-12.htm" title="Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.">Mark 13:12</a>; <a href="/luke/12-53.htm" title="The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.">Luke 12:53</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - Such is the moral corruption that the nearest relations cannot be trusted: selfishness reigns everywhere The prophet emphasizes this universal evil by warning the better portion of the people. <span class="cmt_word">Friend... guide.</span> There is a gradation here, beginning with "neighbour," or "common acquaintance," and ending with "wife." The word rendered "guide" means "closest, most familiar friend, as in <a href="/psalms/55-13.htm">Psalm 55:13</a> (14, Hebrew). Our version is sanctioned by the Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἡγουμένοις</span>, "leaders;" and the Vulgate, <span class="accented">duce</span>; but the context confirms the other translation (comp. <a href="/proverbs/16-28.htm">Proverbs 16:28</a>; <a href="/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9</a>). Our Lord has used some of the expressions in the next verso in describing the miseries of the latter day (<a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21, 35, 36</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a>; comp. <a href="/luke/12-53.htm">Luke 12:53</a>; <a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Luke 21:16</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Keep the doors of thy mouth.</span> Guard thy secrets. (For the phrase, comp. <a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">Psalm 141:3</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Her that lieth in thy bosom.</span> Thy wife (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/7-5.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">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rely</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ta·’ă·mî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on a friend;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרֵ֔עַ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trust</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּבְטְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a companion.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַלּ֑וּף</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’al·lūp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Seal</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּתְחֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(piṯ·ḥê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄î·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">from her who lies</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šō·ḵe·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your arms.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵיקֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·qe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2436.htm">Strong's 2436: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bosom</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/7-5.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 7:5 Don't trust in a neighbor (Mc Mic. 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