2 Kings 5:25
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
Gehazi went in and stood before his master, and when asked whence he came he falsely answered that he had gone nowhere. It was a second lie, told to conceal his pursuit of Naaman and the wealth and gifts he had secretly taken from him by deception. The denial followed a covetous act, for he coveted the gifts Elisha had refused and deceived Naaman to obtain a reward for himself. The lie could not hide his actions from God, and the question put to him shows that God knew the hidden deception and revealed to Elisha the whole transaction with Naaman, down to what Gehazi said and the details of their meeting.
His deception was without excuse and placed a stumbling block before Naaman, who had received new light and was favorably disposed toward serving God. For that falsehood he was struck with Naaman's leprosy, which clung to him and remained upon him until death under God's curse, leaving him shunned by others. The verse shows that falsehood and deception of every kind, including prevarication and exaggeration, is sin against God, who is a God of truth, sincerity and verity. His deceit while handling sacred work shows that mixing sacred responsibilities with common, selfish aims dishonors God, mars the work, and brings the leprosy of Gehazi upon the cause.