Micah 6:12

12 Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Micah 6:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
ESV
12 Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
NLT
12 The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.
MSG
12 I'm tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies.
CSB
12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

Micah 6:12 In-Context

10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?
12 Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin you because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied; your stomach will still be empty.You will store up but save nothing, because what you save I will give to the sword.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Isaiah 1:23
  • 2. S Psalms 116:11; Isaiah 3:8
  • 3. S Psalms 35:20; S Jeremiah 9:3
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