Micah 7:5

Hebrew	אַל תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ בְרֵ֔עַ אַֽל תִּבְטְח֖וּ בְּאַלּ֑וּף מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת חֵיקֶ֔ךָ שְׁמֹ֖רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 פִּתְחֵי פִֽיךָ
ESV	Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms;
NIV	Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words.
NLT	Don't trust anyone– not your best friend or even your wife!
LXX	μὴ καταπιστεύετε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. φίλοις καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” μὴ ἐλπίζετε ἐπὶ ἡγουμένοις ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ συγκοίτου σου φύλαξαι τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀναθέσθαι τι αὐτῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	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.

^{Micah 7:4 ← Micah 7:5 → Micah 7:6}

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