And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed {be} thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men {are}, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

I am clean without transgression, I {am} innocent; neither {is there} iniquity in me.

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest {to be} with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.