Genesis 43:31
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Cross-reference
Genesis 45:1
Parallel
In Genesis 45:1, Joseph loses the control he exerted in 43:31 — a direct narrative contrast showing escalating emotion.
Esther 5:10
Parallel
In Esther 5:10, Haman also 'refrains himself' — the same Hebrew phrase for controlling emotion, linking two figures who restrain anger or grief.