Verse 2

When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”

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  • Gen 42:1-2 : 1 When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, 'Why are you standing around looking at each other?' 2 And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'
  • Gen 43:4 : 4 If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
  • Gen 43:20 : 20 They said, "Please, my lord, we came down here before to buy food.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 31:16 : 16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.
  • 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.