5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words.


In Context

2 The godly have been swept from the land; not one upright man remains. All men lie in wait to shed blood; each hunts his brother with a net.

3 Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire- they all conspire together.

4 The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen has come, the day God visits you. Now is the time of their confusion.

5 Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words.

6 For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in- law- a man's enemies are the members of his own household.

7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord , I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Micah 7:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Trust 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Trust 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Trust 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Trust 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Don'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!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Trust 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.