Genesis 43:31

Modern King James Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 45:1

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

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

Isaiah 42:14

I have kept silence from forever; I have been still and refrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in pangs of labor, I will pant and gasp at once.

Jeremiah 31:16

So says Jehovah: Hold back your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says Jehovah. And they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

1 Peter 3:10

For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.