1 Samuel 21:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

So changing his behaviour before them, he made it seem as if he was off his head, hammering on the doors of the town, and letting the water from his mouth go down his chin.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

Isaiah 51:12

I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?

Leviticus 13:29

And when a man or a woman has a disease on the head, or in the hair of the chin,

1 Samuel 17:11

And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.

1 Samuel 21:14

Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?