Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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—Surely, in vain, did I guard all that pertained to this man in the wilderness, so that there was, nothing, missed of all that he had,—seeing he hath returned to me evil for good.
Job 5:2For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
Psalms 31:22But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes,—But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.
Psalms 116:11I, said in mine alarm, All men, are false!
Proverbs 16:32Better he that is slow to anger, than a hero, and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that captureth a city.
Jonah 4:1And it was vexing unto Jonah, with a great vexation,—and it angered him.
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 →