Micah 7:6 (KJV)

Passage

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Micah 7:5 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 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

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 "Trust ye not in a friend put..." into verse 7's "Therefore I will look unto 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.