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 say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'
Judges 13:22
And Manoah saith unto his wife, 'We certainly die, for we have seen God.'
Job 15:21
A fearful voice is in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.
Psalm 53:5
There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.
Psalm 73:16
And I think to know this, Perverseness it is in mine eyes,
Isaiah 7:2
And it is declared to the house of David, saying, 'Aram hath been led towards Ephraim,' And his heart and the heart of his people is moved, like the moving of trees of a forest by the presence of wind.
Matthew 14:26
and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- 'It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;
Mark 6:16
And Herod having heard, said -- 'He whom I did behead -- John -- this is he; he was raised out of the dead.'
Seek occasion against us
Deuteronomy 22:14
and laid against her actions of words, and brought out against her an evil name, and said, This woman I have taken, and I draw near unto her, and I have not found in her tokens of virginity:
Judges 14:4
And his father and his mother have not known that from Jehovah it is, that a meeting he is seeking of the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines are ruling over Israel.
Job 30:14
As a wide breach they come, Under the desolation have rolled themselves.
Romans 7:8
Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.