Micah 7:6

Micah 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

Context of Micah 7:6

4The best of them are dangerous like wild plants with thorns. The most honest of them are worse than thorn bushes. The bad time that your prophets told you about is coming. Soon God will punish you, and you will be confused. 5Do not believe anyone, even somebody that you know well. You cannot be sure that your friend will always be honest with you. Be careful what you say to your wife. Be careful even when you are hugging her. Sons think that their fathers are fools. And daughters refuse to obey their mothers. Wives quarrel with their husbands' mothers. A man's enemies are the people who live in his own house now. 7But as for me, I will watch for what the Lord will do. I will wait for God, who saves me. I know that he hears me. 8My enemy, do not be happy because I am in trouble. I have fallen down, but I will get up. I am in the dark, but the Lord will be a light to me.

Micah 7:6 word by word

כִּֽי־בֵן֙ מְנַבֵּ֣ל אָ֔ב בַּ֚ת קָמָ֣ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה בַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּ אֹיְבֵ֥י אִ֖ישׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י בֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• dishonourethנָבַלnâbêl · be senselessH5034
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• riseth upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against her motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• the daughter in lawכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-lawH3618
• against her mother in lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• a man’sאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Micah 7:6

• Genesis 9:22Canaan's father, Ham, saw that Noah was not wearing any clothes. He went out of the tent. He told his two brothers what he had seen.
• Genesis 49:4Yet you are as wild as the sea. You had sex with your father's slave wife. This bad thing brought me shame. So you will not become great.
• 2 Samuel 15:10Then Absalom sent his men to go secretly to all the tribes of Israel. They took this message to the people: ‘When you hear the noise of trumpets, then you must shout, “Absalom has become king in Hebron.” ’
• 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his officers, ‘My own son is trying to kill me. Now this man from Benjamin's tribe wants to do the same thing. The Lord has told him to do this, so do not stop him cursing me.
• Proverbs 30:11There are some people who curse their fathers. They do not bless their mothers.
• Ezekiel 22:7The people in the city do not respect their parents. They have been cruel to the foreigners who live among you. They have cheated widows and children who have no family.
• Matthew 10:21At that time, a man will let people kill his own brother. A father will let people kill his own child. Children will be against their parents. They will even ask people to kill their parents.
• Luke 12:53They will not agree together. The father will be against his son and the son will be against his father. The mother will be against her daughter and the daughter will be against her mother. The mother will be against her son's wife. And the son's wife will be against her husband's mother.’
• Luke 21:16Even your parents and other people in your family will take hold of you. They will make you stand in front of kings and rulers. They will even kill some of you.
• 2 Timothy 3:2People will love only themselves, and they will want lots of money for themselves. They will be proud and they will say how great they are. They will insult other people. They will not obey their parents. They will not thank anyone who helps them. They will not respect anything that is good.
• Psalms 41:9Even my special friend has turned against me. He was someone that I trusted. I often ate food with him in my home.
• Psalms 55:12But it is not my enemies that have insulted me. That would not have hurt me. If my enemy laughs at me, I can always hide from him!
• Jeremiah 12:6Even your own brothers and family have turned against you. They join with other people to attack you. So do not trust them, even when they say kind words to you.
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear what people are saying against me. They say, ‘Terror is all around him! We should tell the officers what he is saying.’ All my friends want me to make a mistake so that they can accuse me. They say, ‘Perhaps we can cause him to say something wrong. Then we will have power over him. We will pay him back for the trouble he has given us.’
• Obadiah 1:7People who have helped you to fight will push you out from your country. They will tell you what is not true. You will believe them. They will be stronger than you because you will believe their words. They will make a trap for you.’
• Matthew 26:23Jesus said to them ‘The man who will give me to the rulers is eating from the same dish as I am.

Commentaries on Micah 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For the son dishonoreth the father - See the use our Lord has made of these words, where he quotes them, Matthew 10:21; (note), Matthew 10:25; (note), Matthew 10:36; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Do not rely on a friend: Bitterness, corruption, and betrayal had harmed the community of the Lord's people (compare Matthew 10:34–36; Luke 12:52–53).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. son dishonoureth the father--The state of unnatural lawlessness in all relations of life is here described which is to characterize the last times, before Messiah comes to punish the ungodly and save Israel (compare Lu 21:16; 2Ti 3:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:6

• Children
• Daughter-In-Law
• Despondency
• Sin
• War

In the dictionaries

• Daughter-in-Law
• Mother-in-Law
• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Child; Children
• Father
• Micah (2)
• Relationships, Family

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings