"We didn't lie?"
The brothers didn't lie to their father. They didn't say that Joseph was dead. They only asked leading questions. Does this mean they are innocent? Absolutely not. They were being deceptive even if they technically didn't lie.
What they did do was bear a false witness. Their words might not have been a lie but what they were carrying, as it were, was false.
What does this have to do with us? We have to make sure that we don't try and justify ourselves with half-truths and misrepresentations so we can tell ourselves we are innocent when we aren't. Let's be honest with ourselves, with others, and with God. One day, we are going to stand before God and we won't be able to mislead him or ourselves. Let's practice being honest now.
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