Esther 5:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

If it seem

Esther 5:8

Proverbs 29:11

The banquet

1 Corinthians 14:20

Bible References

If it seem

If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it is good to the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them tomorrow, and I will do according to the word of the king.

A fool gives all his breath, but [the] wise holds back in quiet.

The banquet

Then he said, "Bring [it] near to me that I may eat from the game of my son, so that I may bless you." And he brought [it] to him, and he ate. And he brought wine to him, and he drank.

And moreover, you shall say, 'Look, your servant Jacob [is] behind us.'" For he thought, "{Let me appease him} with the gift going before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will {show me favor}."

[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.

Brothers, do not become children in [your] understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in [your] understanding be mature.