Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
Genesis 43:31 - English Standard Version 2016 Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he washed his face and went out, and, restraining himself, said, Let dinner be served. American Standard Version (1901) And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. Common English Bible He washed his face, came back, pulled himself together, and said, “Set out the dinner.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he composed himself, and he said, "Set out bread." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table. |
Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.
Thus says the Lord: “Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work, declares the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;