Abrahamsaidof Sarahhis wife,"She is my sister."So Abimelechkingof Gerarsentand tookSarah.
Pharaoh'sofficialssawher and praisedher to Pharaoh;and the womanwas takeninto Pharaoh'shouse.
"Besides,she actuallyis my sister,the daughterof my father,but not the daughterof my mother,and she becamemy wife;
Now it cameabout at that timethat Abimelechand Phicol,the commanderof his army,spoketo Abraham,saying,"Godis with you in allthat you do;
Now there was a faminein the land,besidesthe previousfaminethat had occurredin the daysof Abraham.So Isaacwentto Gerar,to Abimelechkingof the Philistines.
Then Abimelechsaidto Isaac,"Goaway from us, for you are toopowerfulfor us."
When the menof the placeaskedabout his wife,he said,"She is my sister,"for he was afraidto say,"my wife,"[thinking], "the menof the placemight killme on accountof Rebekah,for she is beautiful."
Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
Then Eliezerthe sonof Dodavahuof MareshahprophesiedagainstJehoshaphatsaying,"Because you have alliedyourself with Ahaziah,the LORDhas destroyedyour works."So the shipswere brokenand couldnot goto Tarshish.
Even[in the matter of] the envoysof the rulersof Babylon,who sentto him to inquireof the wonderthat had happenedin the land,Godlefthim [alone only] to testhim, that He might knowallthat was in his heart.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
The fearof manbringsa snare,But he who trustsin the LORDwill be exalted.
Sois the one who goesin to his neighbor'swife;Whoevertouchesher will not gounpunished.
Indeed,thereis not a righteousmanon earthwho[continually] doesgoodand who neversins.
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
Do not lieto one another,since you laid asidethe oldselfwith its [evil] practices,
