1 Samuel 17:42

David Appears Before Saul

⁴¹ Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. ⁴² When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance. ⁴³ The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

David

1 Samuel 16:12

So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”

Psalm 123:3-4

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.

1 Samuel 17:33

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

1 Kings 20:18

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

2 Kings 18:23-24

Now therefore, come, make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

Nehemiah 4:2-4

He spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy men of Samaria and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the dusty rubble even the burned ones?”

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

2 Corinthians 11:27-29

I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.