Micah 6:12

The Punishment of Israel

11Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? 12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

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Berean Standard Bible
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
American Standard Version (1901)
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Bible in Basic English
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.
Free Bible Version
Your rich people make money by using violence; they tell lies and practice deceit.
Geneva Bible 1599
For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.
King James (Authorized) Version
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Translation for Translators
The rich people among you always act violently to get money from poor people. All of the people in Jerusalem are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The rich men are full of violence, the inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful.
Noah Webster Bible
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
World English Bible
Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
Young's Literal Translation
Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.