1 Samuel 17:29 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And David said, What have I done now? Was it not a harmless question?

American Standard Version (1901)

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Common English Bible

“What did I do wrong this time?” David replied. “It was just a question!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And David said: "What have I done? Is there any word against me?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And David said: What have I done? Is there not cause to speak?

1 Samuel 17:29 Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Corinthians 2:15

The spiritual man judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.

1 Samuel 17:28

Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption, and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the battle.”

1 Samuel 17:30

And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way; and the people answered him again as before.