Micah 6:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.”
Micah 6:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Micah 6:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Micah 6:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.”
Micah 6:12 — World English Bible
Micah 6:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. ”
Micah 6:12 — American Standard Version
Micah 6:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue <FI>is<Fi> deceitful in their mouth.”
Micah 6:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Micah 6:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. ”
Micah 6:12 — Darby Translation
Micah 6:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.”
Micah 6:12 — Geneva Bible
Micah 6:12 in Context — Micah 6
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
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.
13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
What Does Micah 6:12 Mean?
Micah 6:12 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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