Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
The men
Seek occasion against us
Bible References
The men
Genesis 42:21
And they said each man unto his brother - Verily guilty, we are, respecting our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul when he appealed unto us for favour and we hearkened not, - therefore, hath come in unto us this distress.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall, die, - for, upon God, have we looked.
Job 15:21
A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;
Psalm 53:5
There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger, - Thou hast put him to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.
Psalm 73:16
When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes:
Isaiah 7:2
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria hath settled down upon Ephraim. Then shook his heart, and the heart of his people, as the trees of a forest shake before a wind.
Matthew 14:26
And, the disciples, seeing him, upon the lake walking, were troubled, - saying - It is, a ghost; and, by reason of their fear, they cried out.
Mark 6:16
But, when Herod heard, he was saying - He whom I beheaded - John, the same, hath been raised.
Seek occasion against us
Deuteronomy 22:14
and raiseth against her occasions of speech, and bringeth upon her an evil name, and saith - This woman, I took, and approached her, and found not that she had the tokens of virginity,
Judges 14:4
Now, his father and his mother, knew not, that, from Yahweh, it was, that, an occasion, he was seeking of the Philistines, - at that time, the Philistines having dominion over Israel.
Job 30:14
As through a wide breach, came they on, with a crashing noise, they rolled themselves along.
Romans 7:8
Howbeit sin taking, occasion - through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; -