Esther 3:5

Easy To Read Version

When Haman saw that Mordecai refused to bow down to him or give him honor, he was very angry.

Cross References

Esther 1:12

But when those servants told Queen Vashti about the king’s command, she refused to come. Then the king became very angry.

Esther 3:2

All of the king’s leaders at the king’s gate would bow down and give honor to Haman. That is what the king commanded those men to do. But Mordecai refused to bow down or give honor to Haman.

Esther 3:4

Day after day, those king’s leaders spoke to Mordecai. But he refused to obey the command to bow down to Haman. So those leaders told Haman about it. They wanted to see what Haman would do about Mordecai. Mordecai had told those leaders that he was a Jew.

Esther 5:9

Haman left the king’s house that day very happy and in a good mood. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate, he became very angry at Mordecai. Haman was very mad at Mordecai because Mordecai didn’t show any respect when Haman walked by. Mordecai was not afraid of Haman, and that made Haman mad.

Job 5:2

A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

Psalm 37:12

Evil people plan bad things\par against good people.\par Those evil people show they are angry\par by grinding their teeth at good people.\par

Proverbs 12:16

A foolish person is easily upset. But a smart {\cf2\super [16]} person quickly forgives other people if they say something wrong.

Proverbs 19:19

A person with a short temper must pay the price. The more you get him out of trouble, the worse he becomes.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Foolish people are given important positions, while rich people get jobs that are not important.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry! He looked very mean at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave an order for the oven to be heated seven times hotter that it usually was.