Verse 31

He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, "Serve the meal."

Referenced Verses

• Gen 45:1 : 1 Then Joseph couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, "Cause everyone to go out from me!" No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
• Isa 42:14 : 14 "I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
• Jer 31:16 : 16 Thus says Yahweh: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says Yahweh; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
• 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.