Micah 7:5

Israel’s Great Misery

4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. 5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. 6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

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Berean Standard Bible
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.
Free Bible Version
Don't trust a neighbor, don't rely on a friend. Watch what you say even to the one who lies in your arms.
Geneva Bible 1599
Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ 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.
Translation for Translators
So, do not trust anyone! Do not trust even a friend; even be careful what you say to your wife whom you love!
Unlocked Literal Bible
Do not trust any neighbor; put no confidence in any friend. Be careful about what you say even to the woman who lies in your arms.
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
Don’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!
Young's Literal Translation
Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.