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Gen 43:31 — And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

refrained		Gen 45:1; Isa 42:14; Jer 31:16; 1Pe 3:10
bread		Gen 43:25.

Correlating Passages

refrained

	Gen 45:1	Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
	Isa 42:14	I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
	Jer 31:16	Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
	1Pe 3:10	For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

bread

Gen 43:25

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 43:31," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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