Judges 4:20

Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

Ver. 20. That thou shalt say, No.] An officious lie is held a peccadillo; but God's children are such as will not lie. Isa 63:8 Zep 3:13 Jael made him no promise to do as he desired, but said within herself, likely, as that good woman in Jerome did, Ideo mentiri nolo, ne peccem, I will do anything sooner than lie: for that were to sin against God.