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Esther 3:5

HamanMordecai
AngerPride

3 Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

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BSB
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
KJV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
WEB
When Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
ASV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
DARBY
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
BLB
And Haman saw that Mordecai [was] not bowing and prostrating himself to him, and Haman was filled with rage.
ÅB
Da Haman så at Mordekai ikke falt på kne eller kastet seg ned for ham, ble han full av harme.
OTB
Da Haman så at Mordekai verken bøyde seg ned eller viste ham ære, ble han fylt med raseri.
B1930
Da Haman så at Mordekai ikke falt på kne eller kastet sig ned for ham, blev han full av harme.

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  • Daniel 3:19

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

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  • Esther 5:9

    Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

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  • Proverbs 21:24

    Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

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  • Esther 3:2

    And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

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  • Proverbs 12:16

    A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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  • Esther 1:12

    But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

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  • Proverbs 27:3–4

    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

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  • Job 5:2

    For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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