Esther 3:5-6

5And when Haman saw that aMordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was bfilled with fury. 6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Proverbs 6:17

17 chaughty eyes, da lying tongue,
and ehands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 16:18

18 fPride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 18:12

12 gBefore destruction a man’s heart is haughty,
but hhumility comes before honor.

Proverbs 19:29

29Condemnation is ready for iscoffers,
and jbeating for the backs of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
and kthe patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 lBe not quick in your spirit to become angry,
mfor anger lodges in the heart
Hebrew  in the bosom
of fools.

Matthew 2:16

Herod Kills the Children

16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
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