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Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to…
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
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The verses around Psalms 37:8.
6And 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.
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.
Verse explanation
Warns that anger and stored-up wrath lead nowhere good, only ending up pushing the person toward the very evil they criticized in others.
From the Psalms 37 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 37:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Deixa a ira, e abandona o furor: não te indignes para fazer sómente o mal.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Detém a ira, abandona o furor; não te irrites de maneira alguma para fazer o mal.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Deja tu ira! ¡Deja ir tu enojo! ¡No te molestes, eso solo resultará en mal para ellos!
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More verses about anger & wrath
- Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
- James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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