Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said, Yea, for naught only have I guarded all that belongeth to this fellow in the wilderness, so that not the least was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath requited me evil instead of good.
Job 5:2For vexation will prove death to a foolish man, and jealousy will slay the simple.
Psalms 31:22(31:23) And yet had I said in my despondency, I am cut off from before thy eyes: nevertheless thou didst hear the voice of my supplications when I cried loudly unto thee.
Psalms 116:11I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar.
Proverbs 16:32One that is slow to anger is better than a hero; and he that ruleth his spirit, than the conqueror of a city.
Jonah 4:1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly; and he was wroth.
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 →