1 Samuel 17:42 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴² When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² And when the Philistine looked around and saw David, he scorned and despised him, for he was but an adolescent, with a healthy reddish color and a fair face.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

Common English Bible

⁴² When the Philistine looked David over, he sneered at David because he was just a boy; reddish brown and good-looking.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him. For he was a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance.

1 Samuel 17:42 Cross References

1 Kings 20:18

He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

1 Samuel 16:12

He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him, for this is the one.”

1 Samuel 17:33

Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

1 Samuel 17:41

The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him.