And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, "The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, `Let no man know anything of the business about which I send thee and what I have commanded thee.' And I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

And Achish said, "Whither have ye made a raid today?" And David said, "Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites."

And the king said unto her, "What aileth thee?" And she answered, "I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

Will ye speak wickedly for God, and talk deceitfully for Him?

Will ye accept His person; will ye contend for God?

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

The lips of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but they that deal truly are His delight.

Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me only food sufficient for me,

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

For if the truth of God through my lie hath abounded more unto His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

And why not say rather (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come"? Their damnation is just!

Therefore, putting away lying, let every man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Do not lie one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,