1 Samuel 21:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

So he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man lays a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord is safe.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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

Isaiah 51:12

“I, I am he that comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,

Leviticus 13:29

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

1 Samuel 17:11

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

1 Samuel 21:14

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