So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard.
The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.
“If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard,
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?