Proverbs 24:28-29 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips.… An incident well worth relating is told of General Robert Lee, the Confederate officer during the American Civil War. Jefferson Davis once asked him what he thought of a certain officer in the army, as he had an important place he wanted filled by a trustworthy man. Lee gave the officer an excellent recommendation, and he was immediately promoted to the position. Some of Lee's friends told him that the officer had said some very bitter things against him, and were surprised at the General's recommendation. "I was not asked," said Lee, "for the officer's opinion of me, but my opinion of him." Only a noble heart could prompt such action. In praying, we are told to love our enemies, but in our every-day life we too often love only those who love us. Parallel Verses KJV: Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.WEB: Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. |
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