Therefore he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands. And he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.
The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be safe.
Surely oppression brings confusion to the wise person, and a bribe corrupts a person’s heart.
If a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard,
Then said Achish to his servants, “Behold, you see the man is acting like a madman. Why then have you brought him to me?
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were filled with terror and were greatly afraid.
I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass,