Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
In Context
9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good.
Job 5:2For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Psalms 31:22(31-23) As for me, I said in my haste: 'I am cut off from before Thine eyes'; nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.
Psalms 116:11I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Jonah 4:1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →