Genesis 43:31

A Conservative Version

And he washed his face, and came out. And he restrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Cross References

Genesis 45:1

Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried out, Cause every man to go out from me. And no man stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

1 Peter 3:10

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

Jeremiah 31:16

Thus says LORD: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for thy work shall be rewarded, says LORD, and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

Isaiah 42:14

I have for a long time held my peace. I have been still, and refrained myself. [Now] I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will gasp and pant together.

Proverbs 10:19

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.