Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!
Noyes Bible
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 rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Cross References
Job 5:2Verily grief destroyeth the fool, And wrath consumeth the weak man.
Psalms 31:22I said in my distress, “I am cut off from before thine eyes;” But thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, When I cried unto thee.
Psalms 116:11I said in my distress, “All men are liars.”
Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Jonah 4:1But this displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very 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 →