Psalm 37:8

World English Bible

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.
Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

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Psalm 37:8 in other translations

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

Psalm 37:8 · American Standard Version

Psalm 37:8 in context

  1. 6he will make your righteousness shine out like light,
    and your justice as the noon day sun.
  2. 7Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him.
    Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way,
    because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
  3. 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.
    Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
  4. 9For evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
  5. 10For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.
    Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

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