Mark 6:24
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 22:3 says Ahaziah's mother counseled him to do wickedly — mirroring Herodias counseling her daughter to request the Baptist's death.
Matthew 14:8 gives the parallel account: Herodias's daughter, prompted by her mother, asks for John's head on a platter.
Proverbs 29:10 says the bloodthirsty hate the upright and seek to kill them, directly describing Herodias's murderous intent toward John.
Psalm 37:12 depicts the wicked plotting against the righteous — parallels Herodias's scheming against John the Baptist.
Psalm 37:14 describes wicked slaying the upright — mirrors Herodias's successful plot to have John beheaded.
Proverbs 27:4 says jealousy is overwhelming — Herodias's jealousy of John led to his death, a thematic parallel.