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Micah chapter 7 verses 5 through 7.

Put no trust in a neighbor, have no confidence in a friend.

Guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

For the son treats the father with contempt.

The daughter rises up against her mother.

The daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

A man's enemies are the men of his own house.

But as for me... are the men of his own house.

But as for me, I will look to the Lord.

I will wait for the God of my salvation.

My God will hear me.

What a powerful few verses.

As Micah describes, the conflict, the division, the lack of trust between people,

between him and neighbors,

and friends, even a warning about a husband and a wife

and potential conflict there,

and then with fathers and sons and daughters and

this summary statement at the end of verse six a man's enemies

are the men of his own house like what do you do

when people who are close to you let you down in some way?

People who are closest to you, people you have looked to and leaned upon and trusted in Micah

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