Est 6:6-12, Pro 3:35, 11:2, 16:18, Eze 28:2-10, Dan 4:30-34 | ESV | STEP | So Haman came in , and the king said to him, What should be done to the man whom the king delights to honor ? And Haman said to himself , Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?

6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done to the man ^awhom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, 8 let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, ^band the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head ^ca royal crown ^{▼▼Or headdress} is set. 9 And let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. Let them dress the man whom the king delights to honor, and let them lead him on the horse through the square of the city, ^eproclaiming before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.’” 10 Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits ^fat the king’s gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.” 11 So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he dressed Mordecai and led him through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.”

12 Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning ^gand with his head covered.

Proverbs 3:35

35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain} disgrace.

Proverbs 11:2

2 ⁱWhen pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with ^jthe humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 16:18

18 ^kPride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Ezekiel 28:2-10

2 ^l“Son of man, say to ^mthe prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

ⁿ“Because your heart is proud,
and ^oyou have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,’
yet ^pyou are but a man, and no god,
^qthough you make your heart like the heart of a god—
3 ^ryou are indeed wiser ^sthan ^tDaniel;
no secret is hidden from you;
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
^uyou have made wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries;
5 by your great wisdom in your trade
you have increased your wealth,
and ^vyour heart has become proud in your wealth—
6 therefore thus says the Lord God:
^wBecause you make your heart
like the heart of a god,
7 therefore, behold, I will bring ^xforeigners upon you,
the most ruthless of the nations;
and they shall draw their swords against ^ythe beauty of your wisdom
and defile ^zyour splendor.
8 ^aaThey shall thrust you down into the pit,
^aband you shall die the death of the slain
in the heart of the seas.
9 ^acWill you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you,
though ^adyou are but a man, and no god,
in the hands of those who slay you?
10 ^aeYou shall die the death of the uncircumcised
by the hand of foreigners;
^affor I have spoken, declares the Lord God.”

Daniel 4:30-34

30 and the king answered and said, ^ag“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by ^ahmy mighty power as a royal residence and for ^aithe glory of my majesty?” 31 ^ajWhile the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, 32 ^akand you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, ^aluntil you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” 33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. ^amHe was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles’ feathers, and his nails were like birds’ claws.

Nebuchadnezzar Restored

34 ^anAt the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and ^aomy reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored ^aphim who lives forever,

^aqfor his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and ^arhis kingdom endures from generation to generation;