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Micah 7:5

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5gPut no trust in a neighbor;

have no confidence in a friend;

guard hthe doors of your mouth

from her who lies in your arms;1

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Footnotes

  1. 1Hebrew bosom

Cross references

  1. gJer. 9:4
  2. h[Ps. 141:3]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not trust a neighbor;

put no confidence in a friend.

Even with the woman who lies in your embrace

guard the words of your lips.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not rely on a friend;

don’t trust in a close companion.

Seal your mouth

from the woman who lies in your arms.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t trust anyone—

not your best friend or even your wife!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not put faith in a friend;

put no trust in a close friend.

Guard the doorways of your mouth

from the one who lies in your lap.

KJV 1900King James 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.