1 Samuel 21:13

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Leviticus 13:29

“When a man or a woman has a disease on the head or in the beard,

1 Samuel 21:14

Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?

1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

Isaiah 51:12

I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass?