Gen 43:31 Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.”
Gen 45:1 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.
1Sa 13:12 I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.”
Est 5:10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh.
Isa 42:14 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.
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
Isa 63:15 Look down from heaven and see,
from your holy and beautiful habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
from your holy and beautiful habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
Isa 64:12 Will you restrain yourself at these things, O Lord?
Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly?
Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly?
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