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.

Bible References

The men

Genesis 42:21
And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah will say to his wife, Dying, we shall die, because we saw God.
Job 15:21
The voice of fears in his ears: in peace he destroying shall come upon him.
Psalm 53:5
They feared a fear; there was no fear: for God scattered the bones of him making narrow: thou didst make ashamed, for God rejected them.
Psalm 73:16
And I shall think to know this, it is labor in mine eyes.
Isaiah 7:2
And it will be announced to the house of David, saying, Aram rested upon Ephraim; and his heart will move to and fro and the heart of his people, as the woods of the forest moved from the face of the wind.
Matthew 14:26
And the disciples seeing him walking upon the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.
Mark 6:16
And Herod, having heard, said, That John whom I beheaded, this is he; he was raised from the dead.

Seek occasion against us

Deuteronomy 22:14
And he set pretexts of words against her, and brought up an evil name upon her, and said, I took this woman, and I shall come near to her, and I found in her not a virgin:
Judges 14:4
And his father and his mother knew not that it was from Jehovah that he seeking an occasion from Philisteim; for in this time Philisteim was ruling over Israel
Job 30:14
They will come as a wide breach under a destroying tempest, they rolled themselves.
Romans 7:8
And sin, having taken occasion by the command, wrought in me every lust. For without law sin dead.