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


In Context

2 Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men — there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt with a net.

3 On the evil are both hands to do it well, The prince is asking — also the judge — for recompence, And the great — he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

4 Their best one is as a brier, The upright one — than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen — Thy visitation — hath come. Now is their perplexity.

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

6 For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each are the men of his house.

7 And I — in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words.

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 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.