"I am here on the king's business," David answered. "He told me not to let anyone know what he sent me to do. As for my men, I have told them to meet me at a certain place.

So whenever David was around them, he pretended to be insane and acted like a madman when they tried to restrain him; he would scribble on the city gates and let spit drool down his beard.

who would ask him, "Where did you go on a raid this time?" and David would tell him that he had gone to the southern part of Judah or to the territory of the clan of Jerahmeel or to the territory where the Kenites lived.

"What do you want?" he asked her. "I am a poor widow, sir," she answered. "My husband is dead.

Why are you lying? Do you think your lies will benefit God?

Are you trying to defend him? Are you going to argue his case in court?

Your wickedness is evident by what you say; you are trying to hide behind clever words.

A lie has a short life, but truth lives on forever.

The LORD hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.

keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.

These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice---the kind that brings peace.

But what if my untruth serves God's glory by making his truth stand out more clearly? Why should I still be condemned as a sinner?

Why not say, then, "Let us do evil so that good may come"? Some people, indeed, have insulted me by accusing me of saying this very thing! They will be condemned, as they should be.

No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.

Do not lie to one another, for you have put off the old self with its habits