Psalms 37:1 · KJV
“[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”
— Psalms 37:1
Psalms 37 — Context
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3Trust in the LORD, and do good; {so} shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. {verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness}
Cross References
Psalms 37:7
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. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Proverbs 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Psalms 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Galatians 5:21
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told {you} in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
James 4:5-6
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}