Genesis 43:31

then washed his face and came out. Barely controlling himself, he ordered his staff to serve the meal.

Genesis 45:1

At this point, Joseph could not control his emotions any longer, so he cried out to everyone who was standing nearby, "Everybody! Leave me!" As a result, none of his staff was anywhere near him when he revealed himself to his brothers.

Isaiah 42:14

"I have certainly stayed silent for a long time; I've kept still and held myself back. Now, like a woman giving birth, I'll cry out. All of a sudden I'll gasp and pant.

Jeremiah 31:16

This is what the LORD says: "Restrain your voice from crying, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work," declares the LORD. "They'll return from the enemy's land.

1 Peter 3:10

"For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

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Summary

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

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Genesis 43:25
Then off he went to prepare the honorary meal that was to be made ready for Joseph's arrival at noon, since they had been informed that they were going to be eating there.

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