Bible Verses About Salutations: Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving

So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”