Micah 7:6 (GNV)

Passage

For the sonne reuileth the father: ye daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe, and a mans enemies are the men of his owne house.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:4 The best of them is as a brier, and the most righteous of them is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation commeth: then shalbe their confusion.

Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.

Micah 7:6 For the sonne reuileth the father: ye daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe, and a mans enemies are the men of his owne house.

Micah 7:7 Therefore I will looke vnto the Lord: I will waite for God my Sauiour: my God will heare me.

Micah 7:8 Reioyce not against me, O mine enemie: though I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sit in darkenesse, the Lord shalbe a light vnto me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Trust ye not in a friend neither..." into verse 7's "Therefore I will looke vnto the Lord...", so "sonne" and "reuileth" 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 "sonne" and "reuileth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.