Micah 7:5
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מִבְטָח
mibṭâch
properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
דֶּלֶת
deleth
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
חֵיק
chêyq
the bosom (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →מִבְטָח mibṭâch
properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
Study H4009 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
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.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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