sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.
“Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.”
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.”
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”
Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him,
