5 My brothers were handsome and tall; but the Lord didn’t take pleasure in them. (WEB)
Psalm 151 1:5
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1 Kings 1:5–7
5 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah… 7 …
Testament of Joseph 1:4–6
4 I have seen in my life envy and death, yet I went not astray, but persevered in the truth--of the Lord. (T12) 5 These my brethren hated me, but the Lord loved me: (T12) 6 They wished to slay me, but the God of my fathers guarded me: (T12)
1 Samuel 16:9–11
9 Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.” 10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.” 11 And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”…
1 Samuel 9:1–3
1 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of th…
Odes of Solomon 28:13–15
13 But I was carrying water in my right hand, and their bitterness I endured by my sweetness; (ODE) 14 And I did not perish, for I was not their brother nor was my birth like theirs. (ODE) 15 And they sought for my death and did not find it: for I was older than the memorial of the… (ODE)
Wisdom of Solomon 15:18–19
18 Yes, and they worship the creatures that are most hateful, for, being compared as to lack of sense, these are worse than all others; (WEB) 19 Neither, as seen beside other creatures, are they beautiful, so that one should desire them, but they have escaped both the pra… (WEB)
Sirach 49:14–16
14 No man was created upon the earth like Enoch, for he was taken up from the earth. (WEB) 15 Nor was there a man born like Joseph, a leader of his kindred, a supporter of the people. Even his bones were cared for. (WEB) 16 Shem and Seth were honored among men, but above every livi… (WEB)
1 Samuel 17:41–43
41 Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome. 43 “Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” An…
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