Holding the truth is not the same thing as telling a lie. When you tell a lie, it can cause more harm to a person than it can when you hold the truth. You can lead someone into thinking or doing something that is not right when you tell them a lie, but if you just hold the truth, then you don’t let that person into risk for anything and if you were caught lining, it would be more severe in the eyes of others than if you were to hold the truth. That doesn’t mean that holding the truth is a good idea or OK to do. The only reason you should lie of hold the truth is when you give a white lie or the reasoning behind it is to keep from someone from being hurt of you don’t want to hurt them.
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