Micah 7:6 (DRB)

Passage

For the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's enemies are they of his own household.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:4 He that is best among them, is as a brier, and he that is righteous, as the thorn of the hedge. The day of thy inspection, thy visitation cometh: now shall be their destruction.

Micah 7:5 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's enemies are they of his own household.

Micah 7:7 But I will look towards the Lord, I will wait for God, my saviour: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not, thou my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dishonoureth", "father", "daughter", "riseth", "against", and "mother". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dishonoureth" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Believe not a friend and trust not..." into verse 7's "But I will look towards the Lord...", so "dishonoureth" and "father" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "dishonoureth" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.