Micah 6:12 (GNV)

Passage

For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.

Nearby Context

Micah 6:10 Are yet the treasures of wickednes in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure, that is abominable?

Micah 6:11 Shall I iustifie the wicked balances, and the bag of deceitfull weightes?

Micah 6:12 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 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sicke in smiting thee, and in making thee desolate, because of thy sinnes.

Micah 6:14 Thou shalt eate and not be satisfied, and thy casting downe shall be in the mids of thee, and thou shalt take holde, but shalt not deliuer: and that which thou deliuerest, will I giue vp to the sworde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rich", "thereof", "full", "crueltie", "inhabitants", "haue", and "spoken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rich" and "thereof", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Shall I iustifie the wicked balances and..." into verse 13's "Therefore also will I make thee sicke...", so "rich" and "thereof" 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 "rich" and "thereof" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.