1 Samuel 17:29 - New International Version (Anglicised)

²⁹ ‘Now what have I done?’ said David. ‘Can’t I even speak?’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ And David said, What have I done now? Was it not a harmless question?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Common English Bible

²⁹ “What did I do wrong this time?” David replied. “It was just a question!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And David said: "What have I done? Is there any word against me?"

1 Samuel 17:29 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 15:1

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

1 Corinthians 2:15

The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Samuel 17:28

When Eliab, David’s eldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, ‘Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.’

1 Samuel 17:30

He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before.