The Meaning of Micah 7:5 Explained

Micah 7:5

KJV: 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.

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

Darby: Believe 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.

ASV: 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.

Discover Micah 7:5

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Micah 7:5?

MEANING: What does Micah 7:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Micah 7:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Micah 7:5?

What is the context of Micah 7:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Micah 7:5 Mean?

Study Notes

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Trust is the characteristic O.T. word for the N.T. "faith," "believe." It occurs 152 times in the O.T., and is the rendering of Heb. words signifying to take refuge (e.g. Ruth 2:12 "to lean on" (e.g.) Psalms 56:3 "to roll on" (e.g.) Psalms 22:8 "to stay upon" (e.g.) Job 35:14 .

Context Summary

Micah 7:1-20 - God's Compassion For An Erring People

Things had come to an awful pass in the favored city. Oppression, bribery, and bloodshed, were everywhere in the ascendant. Men wrought evil with both hands. Husbands could not trust their wives. At such a time there is no refuge for God's children save in God, Micah 7:7-13.

When we have learned our lesson we find God appearing for our help. He brings forth to the light and vindicates us. Then those that hated us, and suggested that He had forsaken, will be compelled to admit that He has completely vindicated us from their reproach. Be of good cheer, believer; wait for God. He will bring out thy righteousness as the light and thy judgment as the noonday, Micah 7:10-12.

Next, the prophet pleads with Israel's Shepherd to repeat the marvels of the Exodus. He knows that God will not only pardon iniquities but subdue them, trampling them beneath His feet. This anticipates the Ascension, Ephesians 1:20-23. When a stone sinks into ocean depths, it cannot be recovered; and when sin is forgiven God never recalls it either here or hereafter. [source]

Chapter Summary: Micah 7

¹ The church, complaining of her small number,
³ and the general corruption,
⁵ puts her confidence not in man, but in God
⁸ She triumphs over her enemies
¹⁴ She prays to God
¹⁵ God comforts her by promises of confusion to her enemies;
¹⁸ and by his mercies

What do the individual words in Micah 7:5 mean?

Not do trust in a friend not do put your confidence in a companion from her who lies in your bosom Guard the doors of your mouth

אַל־ תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ בְרֵ֔עַ אַֽל־ תִּבְטְח֖וּ בְּאַלּ֑וּף מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת חֵיקֶ֔ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר פִּתְחֵי־ פִֽיךָ

תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ	do trust
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָמַן Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful.
בְרֵ֔עַ	in a friend
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֵעַ Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
תִּבְטְח֖וּ	do put your confidence
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: בָּטוּחַ Sense: to trust.
בְּאַלּ֑וּף	in a companion
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: אַלּוּף Sense: tame, docile.
מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת	from her who lies
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
חֵיקֶ֔ךָ	in your bosom
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: חֹוק Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst.
שְׁמֹ֖ר	Guard
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַר Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
פִּתְחֵי־	the doors
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
פִֽיךָ	of your mouth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.

What are the major concepts related to Micah 7:5?

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Similar Scriptures for Micah 7:5

		Jeremiah 9:4 [15]
		Psalms 118:8-9 [12]
		Matthew 10:16 [8]
		Job 6:14-15 [6]
		Judges 16:5-20 [6]