And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

But today you are turned away from your God, who himself has been your saviour from all your troubles and sorrows; and you have said to him, Put a king over us. So now, take your places before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.

He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

Despiseth not

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.

And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...

Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.

See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.

In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

Who

Year after year you put up with them, and gave witness against them by your spirit through your prophets: still they did not give ear: and so you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.

And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

General references

I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

Do not make little of the words of the prophets;