You said — “Have you never told a “white lie” to spare someone’s feelings? This is what we are talking about.”
Yeah, I very well understand that idea. I just know what the Bible says about those kinds of things. And, it says that all the truth is going to come out anyway. If it doesn’t get exposed now, it will get exposed later, one way or another — even with all the “saints” (which the Bible means believers/Christians) — and even if we have to wait until then. Everything is going to get uncovered. So, if it’s going to get uncovered, then better to know earlier than later.
So no white lies under any circumstance? A child askes you if she is pretty and you say “sorry sweetie, your butt ugly”. And while I am not sure of the passage I do call that the bible does allow the “white lie”.
I’m afraid we’ll have to disagree on this. Your view and experience on this matter are far too narrow.