Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Webster 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 cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:21(Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this man hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Psalms 31:22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thy eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried to thee.
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 ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh 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 →