Esther 9:25
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Cross-reference
In Esther 9:13, Esther requests the hanging of Haman's ten sons — the very outcome summarized in 9:25, showing the fulfillment of her petition.
Esther 9:14 records the king's command to hang Haman's sons — directly executing the decree referenced in 9:25.
Esther 7:5-10 narrates Haman's downfall and hanging — the event that 9:25 summarizes as Haman's scheme returning on his own head.
Esther 7:9 records Haman being hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai—the direct event summarized here as his wicked plan backfiring.
Esther 8:1-14 describes the new decree allowing Jews to defend themselves — the means by which Haman's plot backfired, as summarized in 9:25.
Psalm 7:16 uses nearly identical language — 'his trouble returns on his own head' — capturing the divine justice seen in Haman's fate.
Psalm 141:10 says the wicked fall into their own nets — Haman's own gallows caught him, a vivid fulfillment of this plea.
Judges 9:24 tells of violence returning on Abimelech for his crimes—same principle of evil recoiling on the perpetrator as Haman's plot.
Job 5:13 states God catches the wise in their own craftiness—exactly what happened to Haman's scheming.
Psalm 146:9 says the Lord turns the way of the wicked upside down—parallel to Haman's plot being reversed.
Proverbs 19:21 teaches that God's counsel stands over human plans—illustrated by Haman's failed plot against God's people.
Daniel 6:24 recounts the accusers being cast into the lions' den themselves—the same principle of evil recoiling on the plotters.
Psalm 140:9 asks that the evil of the enemy's lips cover their own head — exactly what happened to Haman when his plot rebounded.