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In biblical contexts, it often involves deceit or hypocrisy, where an individual or group presents themselves in a manner that is not genuine. The concept of feigning is frequently associated with moral and spiritual implications, as it contrasts with the biblical call for sincerity and truthfulness.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Old Testament Instances:</b><br>· <b><a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">1 Samuel 21:13</a></b> · "So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands, scribbling on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard." In this passage, David feigns madness to escape from the Philistine king Achish. This act of feigning is a strategic move for survival, highlighting the complexity of human actions in dire circumstances.<br>· <b><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a></b> · "Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD." Here, the prophet Jeremiah conveys God's message about Judah's insincere repentance. The feigned return to God is criticized as it lacks genuine commitment and heartfelt devotion.<br><br>2. <b>New Testament Instances:</b><br>· <b><a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Luke 20:20</a></b> · "So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Him in something He might say, so that they could hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor." In this account, the religious leaders send spies to feign sincerity in order to trap Jesus. This act of deception underscores the malicious intent behind their actions.<br>· <b><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></b> · "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions." The Apostle Paul warns against those who feign righteousness, drawing a parallel to Satan's own deceptive nature. This passage emphasizes the danger of false appearances within the church.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>Feigning, as depicted in the Bible, is often associated with hypocrisy and deceit, which are condemned throughout Scripture. The act of pretending to be something one is not, especially in matters of faith and devotion, is seen as a serious moral failing. The Bible calls for authenticity and integrity, urging believers to align their outward actions with their inner convictions.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Considerations:</b><br><br>From a moral standpoint, feigning is viewed as a violation of the commandment against bearing false witness (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>). It undermines trust and can lead to harmful consequences both for the individual and the community. The biblical narrative encourages believers to pursue truth and sincerity, reflecting the character of God, who is described as a God of truth (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>).<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b><br><br>In practical terms, Christians are encouraged to examine their own lives for areas where they might be feigning or presenting a false front. This involves a commitment to honesty in relationships, transparency in actions, and a genuine pursuit of holiness. The call to avoid feigning is a call to live authentically, in alignment with the teachings of Christ, who is the embodiment of truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To pretend; to imagine; to invent; as, to feign an injury.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To dissemble; to conceal.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">FEIGN</span><p>fan (badha, nakhar; plastos): Occurs<br><br>(1) in the sense of "to devise," "invent" as the translation of badha', "to form," "to fashion" (<a href="/nehemiah/6-8.htm">Nehemiah 6:8</a>, "Thou feignest them out of thine own heart"; compare <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">1 Kings 12:33</a>, English Versions of the Bible "devised of his own heart"); of plastos, "formed," "molded" (<a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a>, "with reigned words make merchandise of you");<br><br>(2) in the sense of "pretense," nakhar, "to be foreign," "strange" (<a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">1 Kings 14:5</a>, "feign herself to be another woman," <a href="/1ki/14-6.htm">1ki 14:6</a>; compare <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Genesis 42:7</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Proverbs 26:24</a>); 'abhal, "to mourn," "to act as a mourner" (<a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a>); halal, "to make a show," Hithpael, "to be mad," "to feign madness" (of David, <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">1 Samuel 21:13</a>; compare <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Jeremiah 25:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38</a>); hupokrinomai, "to give judgment, or act, under a mask" (<a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Luke 20:20</a>, "who feigned themselves to be righteous");<br><br>(3) in the sense of "deceit" "fraud," "insincerity," mirmah, "prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips" (<a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Psalm 17:1</a>); sheqer, "falsehood," "a lie," "Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly" (<a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a>; compare APC 2Esdras 8:28); kahash, "to lie," "to feign, or flatter" (2Sa 12:45; Psalm 18:44; 66:03:00; 81:15), where the text of the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "shall submit themselves," is rendered the margin (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)), "yield feigned obedience, Hebrew lie." the Revised Version (British and American) has "feign" for "make" (<a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">2 Samuel 13:5</a>), and "feigned" for "made" (<a href="/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6</a>).<br><br>W. L. Walker<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5271.htm"><span class="l">5271. hupokrinomai -- to answer, reply, to answer on a stage, to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>feign</b>. Middle voice from hupo and krino; to decide (speak or act) under a false<br> part, ie (figuratively) dissemble (pretend) -- <b>feign</b>. see GREEK hupo. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5271.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/908.htm"><span class="l">908. bada -- to devise, invent</span></a><br><b>...</b> inventing (1). devise, <b>feign</b>. A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent --<br> devise, <b>feign</b>. 907, 908. bada. 909 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/908.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5234.htm"><span class="l">5234. nakar -- to regard, recognize</span></a><br><b>...</b> acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, <b>feign</b> self to<br> be another. A primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, ie <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5234.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3584.htm"><span class="l">3584. kachash -- to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, <b>feign</b>, disown) or deed (to disappoint,<br> fail, cringe) -- deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3584.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm"><span class="l">1984. halal -- to shine</span></a><br><b>...</b> to celebrate; also to stultify -- (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal,<br> make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, <b>feign</b> self) mad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1984.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/against_heresies/chapter_iv_those_persons_are_deceived.htm"><span class="l">Those Persons are Deceived who <b>Feign</b> Another God the Father <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Against Heresies: Book V Chapter IV."Those persons are deceived who <b>feign</b> another<br> God the Father besides the Creator of the world; for he must have been <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter iv those persons are deceived.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/apology/chapter_xxxi_but_we_merely.htm"><span class="l">But we Merely, You Say, Flatter the Emperor, and <b>Feign</b> These <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XXXI. But we merely, you say, flatter the emperor, and <b>feign</b> these<br> prayers of ours to? But we merely, you say, flatter <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xxxi but we merely.htm</font><p><a href="/library/felix/the_octavius_of_minucius_felix/chapter_xxiii_argument_although_the_heathens.htm"><span class="l">Argument: Although the Heathens Acknowledge their Kings to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XXIII."Argument: Although the Heathens Acknowledge Their Kings to Be Mortal,<br> Yet They <b>Feign</b> that They are Gods Even Against Their Own Will, Not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the octavius of minucius felix/chapter xxiii argument although the heathens.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_4_of_varros_opinion_that.htm"><span class="l">Of Varro's Opinion, that it is Useful for Men to <b>Feign</b> Themselves <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. Chapter 4."Of Varro's Opinion, that It is Useful for Men to<br> <b>Feign</b> Themselves the Offspring of the Gods. Some one will <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 of varros opinion that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_16_heathen_arguments_in.htm"><span class="l">Heathen Arguments in Palliation of the Above: and -1 the Poets are <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the gods are.But perhaps, as to all this, the impious will appeal to the peculiar<br> style of poets, saying that it is the peculiarity of poets to <b>feign</b> what is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 16 heathen arguments in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_saint_matthew/homily_lxxxix_matt_xxvii_62-64.htm"><span class="l">Matt. xxvii. 62-64.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> so in this too they might have been able to say), that the soldiers, having given<br> up the body to be stolen, gave His disciples opportunity to <b>feign</b> the history <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily lxxxix matt xxvii 62-64.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/21_now_suppose_that_while.htm"><span class="l">Now Suppose that While You were Writing This, as You Tell us You <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> of execration because of his strange doctrines; as to what you are writing about<br> mad dogs bringing feigned charges against him, you will yourself <b>feign</b> the same <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../21 now suppose that while.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rolle/the_form_of_perfect_living_and_other_prose_treatises/third_part_of_the_book.htm"><span class="l">Third Part of the Book.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> you with temptations." Therefore, if thou must go out, for thine own profit or that<br> of others, colour not thy going with any false hue, to <b>feign</b> for thyself an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/third part of the book.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_catechising_of_the_uninstructed/chapter_5_that_the_person_who.htm"><span class="l">That the Person who Comes for Catechetical Instruction is to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> or hostility he is seriously afraid, that a man wishes to become a Christian, then<br> his wish to become one is not so earnest as his desire to <b>feign</b> one. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 5 that the person who.htm</font><p><a href="/library/vincent/the_commonitory_of_vincent_of_lerins/chapter_xiv_jesus_christ_man.htm"><span class="l">Jesus Christ Man in Truth, not in Semblance. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Paul did not counterfeit an apostle, or <b>feign</b> himself to be Paul, but was<br> an apostle, was Paul. So, also, that which God the Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../vincent/the commonitory of vincent of lerins/chapter xiv jesus christ man.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm"><span class="l"><b>Feign</b> (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To pretend; to imagine; to invent; as,<br> to <b>feign</b> an injury. <b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>FEIGN</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feign.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feigned.htm"><span class="l">Feigned (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (imp. & pp) of <b>Feign</b>. <b>...</b> Psalms 66:3 Say to God, 'How fearful 'are' Thy works, By<br> the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies <b>feign</b> obedience to Thee. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feigned.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dissemble.htm"><span class="l">Dissemble (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To disguise or conceal one's true nature; to hide under a false semblance<br> or seeming; to <b>feign</b> (something) not to be what it really is; to put an <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dissemble.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pretend.htm"><span class="l">Pretend (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to put forward, or offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal); to show<br> hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to simulate; to <b>feign</b>; as, to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pretend.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sham.htm"><span class="l">Sham (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (vt) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to <b>feign</b>. 7.<br> (vi) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to <b>feign</b>; to impose. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sham.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/obedience.htm"><span class="l">Obedience (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of rams. (DBY). 2 Samuel 22:45 Sons of a stranger <b>feign</b> obedience to me,<br> At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me. (YLT NAS). 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obedience.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feet.htm"><span class="l">Feet (2931 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feet.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/noon.htm"><span class="l">Noon (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 18:29 and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they <b>feign</b><br> themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/noon.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam's.htm"><span class="l">Jeroboam's (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick; thus and thus shalt thou say<br> unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will <b>feign</b> herself to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jeroboam's.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jon'adab.htm"><span class="l">Jon'adab (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 13:5 And Jonadab said unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy bed, and <b>feign</b> thyself<br> sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jon'adab.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Amnon-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Amnon in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Joseph.html">Who was Joseph in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Benjamin-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Benjamin in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/feign.htm">Feign: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Feign (11 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Luke 20:20</a></span><br />And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should <span class="boldtext">feign</span> themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Leviticus 19:11</a></span><br />Ye do not steal, nor <span class="boldtext">feign</span>, nor lie one against his fellow.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Joshua 9:4</a></span><br />and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and <span class="boldtext">feign</span> to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">2 Samuel 13:5</a></span><br />And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and <span class="boldtext">feign</span> thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand. <br /><span class="source">(ASV DBY JPS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a></span><br />And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, <span class="boldtext">feign</span> thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">2 Samuel 22:45</a></span><br />Sons of a stranger <span class="boldtext">feign</span> obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">1 Kings 14:5</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall <span class="boldtext">feign</span> herself to be another woman.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">1 Kings 18:29</a></span><br />and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they <span class="boldtext">feign</span> themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Psalms 18:44</a></span><br />At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger <span class="boldtext">feign</span> obedience to me,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Psalms 66:3</a></span><br />Say to God, 'How fearful 'are' Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies <span class="boldtext">feign</span> obedience to Thee.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Psalms 81:15</a></span><br />Those hating Jehovah <span class="boldtext">feign</span> obedience to Him, But their time is -- to the age.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm">Feign</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm">Feign (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p 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