Everyone lies, especially if they are trying to get an idea across or to help people.
Lies are not good, stuart, nor do harmful lies come from someone that one might call a ‘very good man’. Actually by your statement, you confirm what the Bible says;
There is not one good, not not one; all have fallen short of the Glory of God.
Jesus’ disciples, with the exception of John, were KILLED because of these ‘lies’ that you accept that Jesus told. How does a ‘very good man’ allow friends to be killed for his sake, because of his own lies?