Genesis 43:31

New International Version

After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”

Cross References

Genesis 45:1

Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

Proverbs 10:19

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

Isaiah 42:14

“For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.

Jeremiah 31:16

This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord. “They will return from the land of the enemy.

1 Peter 3:10

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.