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 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.