And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole burnt offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, and to bless him.

And he blessed Abram, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, who made heaven and earth,

And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver which you took of yourself, and [about which] you cursed me, and spoke in my ears, [saying,] behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of the Lord.

And Boaz said, Blessed [are] you of the Lord God, [my] daughter, for you have made your latter kindness greater than the former, in that you followed not after young men, whether [any be] poor or rich.

And Saul and all the people saved Agag alive, and the best of the flocks, and of the herds, and of the fruits, of the vineyards, and of all the good things; and they would not destroy them. But every worthless and despised thing they destroyed.

I greatly regret that I have made Saul to be king; for he has turned back from following Me, and has not kept My word. And Samuel was grieved, and cried to the Lord all night.

[ 3:13] And Adam said, The woman whom You gave to be with me- she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

Let your neighbor, and not your own mouth, praise you; a stranger, and not your own lips.

He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper, but he that blames [himself] shall be loved.

A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.

Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.

So likewise you, whenever you do all the things having been commanded to you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants. We have done what we ought to do.'"

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.