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. He disdained him - He held him in contempt; he saw that he was young, and from his ruddy complexion supposed him to be effeminate.
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1 Samuel 17:42
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.