When Goliath looked at David and saw that he was only a boy, tanned and handsome, he looked down on David with disgust.
Ben-Hadad said, “They may be coming to fight, or they may be coming to ask for peace. In either case capture them alive.”
Pride leads to destruction; a proud attitude brings ruin.
So Jesse sent and had his youngest son brought in. He was a fine boy, tanned, and handsome. The Lord said to Samuel, “Go, appoint him, because he is the one.”
Saul answered, “You can’t go out against this Philistine and fight him. You’re only a boy. Goliath has been a warrior since he was a young man.”
At the same time, the Philistine was coming closer to David. The man who held his shield walked in front of him.