Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
In Context
9For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.
Job 5:2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
Psalms 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
Psalms 116:11I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”
Proverbs 16:32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes 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 →