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Micah 7:5

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.

KJV

Nolite credere amico, et nolite confidere in duce : ab ea quæ dormit in sinu tuo custodi claustra oris tui.

Vulgate

μὴ καταπιστεύετε ἐν φίλοις, καὶ μὴ ἐλπίζετε ἐπὶ ἡγουμένοις, ἀπὸ τῆς συνκοίτου σου φύλαξαι τοῦ ἀναθέσθαι τι αὐτῇ·

LXX

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.

ASV

אַל תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ בְ/רֵ֔עַ אַֽל תִּבְטְח֖וּ בְּ/אַלּ֑וּף מִ/שֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת חֵיקֶ֔/ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר פִּתְחֵי פִֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אַלּ֥וּף
'lvp
noun · 69×
בֹּטְחִ֖ים
btchym
verb · 117×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
י
y
noun · 496×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
ךָ
k
noun · 38×
נֶאֱמָ֔ן
n'mn
verb · 108×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. Wherefore neither with this was He satisfied, but unfolds also the very nature of the war, signifying it to be far more grievous even than a civil war; and He says, I have 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. For not friends only, says He, nor fellow citizens, but even kinsme…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 1:2 — Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord th
  • 2Sam 12:3 — But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own
  • Amos 5:13 — Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Deut 13:6 — If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, w
  • Eccl 3:7 — A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
  • Gen 29:23 — And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
  • Jer 9:4 — 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.
  • Jer 9:4 — 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.
  • Jer 12:6 — For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee
  • Job 6:14 — To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
  • John 7:5 — For neither did his brethren believe in him.
  • Judg 14:15 — And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye calle
  • Judg 16:5 — And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflic
  • Judg 16:17 — That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from
  • Lam 1:2 — She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
  • Luke 12:52 — For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
  • Luke 21:16 — And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
  • Matt 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • Matt 10:17 — But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
  • Matt 10:21 — And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
  • Matt 10:35 — 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.
  • Matt 24:10 — And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
  • Prov 26:25 — When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
  • Prov 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
  • Ps 39:1 — I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
  • Ps 41:9 — Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
  • Ps 55:13 — But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
  • Ps 118:8 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
  • Ps 118:8 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
  • Ps 141:3 — Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.