Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way to do evil.
Updated King James Version
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 that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he has requited me evil for good.
Job 5:2For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.
Psalms 31:22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before yours eyes: nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto you.
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 rules his spirit than he that takes a city.
Jonah 4:1But it 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 →