Micah 7:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 7:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 7:6 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 7:6 — 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.”
— Micah 7:6 (KJV)
Micah 7:6 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 7:6
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:6: son, father, daughter
“The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:6: son, father, daughter
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:6: son, father, daughter
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:6: son, father, against
“Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. against...: Heb. in meeting him”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:6: son, father, against
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