"Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression." (Psalm 19:13) "...Especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed." (2 Pet. 2:10)

Knowing that my wife is especially fond of roses, on the way home one night, I spotted some fresh-cut roses outside a florist's shop. After selecting a dozen and entering the shop, I was greeted by a young saleswoman. "Are these for your wife, sir?" she asked. "Yes," I said. "For her birthday?" she asked. "No," I replied. "For your anniversary?" "No," I said again. As I pocketed my change and headed toward the door, the young woman called out, "I hope she forgives you." (By Gerald Lebowitz, Readers Digest, Jan 1996, p. 31)

It is very easy to "falsely assume" or to put an "evil connotation" on things. The Bible calls this "evil surmisings." (1 Tim. 6:4) 1 Cor. 13:5 says that "love...thinks no evil."