Psalms 37:8 · KJV
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
— Psalms 37:8
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}
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 37 — Context
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7Rest 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}
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10For yet a little while, and the wicked {shall} not {be}: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it {shall} not {be}.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:29
{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}
Proverbs 16:32
{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
James 1:19-20
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
James 3:14-18
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}
Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Colossians 3:8
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.