Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but one who trusts in Adonai will be kept safe.
1 Samuel 21:13 - Tree of Life Version David took these words to heart, and he became so afraid of King Achish of Gath Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be insane in their [Philistine] hands, and scribbled on the gate doors, and drooled on his beard. American Standard Version (1901) And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Common English Bible So he changed the way he acted with them, pretending to be insane while he was with them. He scratched marks on the doors of the city gates and let spit run down his chin. Catholic Public Domain Version And he altered his mouth before them, and he slipped down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate. And his spit flowed down his beard. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate; and his spittle ran down upon his beard. |
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but one who trusts in Adonai will be kept safe.
For extortion drives a wise man crazy, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
“I, I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man, who dies, or a son of man, who is given up like grass?”
But when Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very terrified.
that he changed his demeanor before them and acted like a mad man while in their hands—scribbling on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.