Feast of Purim

Esther 2 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard,
and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of
Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of
the women.

Leviticus 21:13-14 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Exodus 22:17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to
the dowry of virgins.

Deuteronomy 22:15-28 And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found
not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall
spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

Psalm 45:13-15 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her
companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

Song of Solomon 1:3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment
poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the
bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

Jeremiah 31:4-21 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt
again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

1 Corinthians 7:25-34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried
woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she
that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in
the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Esther 3 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.

Psalm 44:13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that
are round about us.

Proverbs 9:7-12 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a
wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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Proverbs 15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 21:11, 24 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise
is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Proverbs 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall
cease.

Proverbs 24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Psalm 69:21-23 Psalm 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which
should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

Esther 4 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put
on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a
bitter cry;

Isaiah 42:21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and
make it honourable.

Isaiah 43:4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved
thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Esther 5:1-8 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court,
that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was
in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

Esther 6:1-3, 8-11 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the
book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

Proverbs 21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the
upright.

Psalm 18:20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness
of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Psalm 58:11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a
God that judgeth in the earth.
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Esther 7:1-4 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O
king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my
request:

Ruth 2 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me,
and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine
handmaidens.

Ruth 3 And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more
kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men,
whether poor or rich.

Ruth 4 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the
seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.

Proverbs 11:16-18 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

Esther 9:26-32 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every
generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should
not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.