Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. New Living Translation Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm. English Standard Version Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. Berean Standard Bible Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. King James Bible Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. New King James Version Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm. New American Standard Bible Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing. NASB 1995 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. NASB 1977 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing. Legacy Standard Bible Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. Amplified Bible Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evil. Christian Standard Bible Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated—it can only bring harm. Holman Christian Standard Bible Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated—it can only bring harm. American Standard Version Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Rest from anger and rest from passion and do not envy the evildoer. Brenton Septuagint Translation Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil. Contemporary English Version Don't be angry or furious. Anger can lead to sin. Douay-Rheims Bible Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. English Revised Version Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil. Good News Translation Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble. International Standard Version Calm your anger and abandon wrath. Don't be angry— it only leads to evil. JPS Tanakh 1917 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. Literal Standard Version Desist from anger, and forsake fury, | Do not fret yourself to only do evil. Majority Standard Bible Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. New American Bible Refrain from anger; abandon wrath; do not be provoked; it brings only harm. NET Bible Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble! New Revised Standard Version Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil. New Heart English Bible Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing. Webster's Bible Translation Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. World English Bible Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing. Young's Literal Translation Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil. Additional Translations ... Context Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong…7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. 8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret— it can only bring harm. 9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.… Cross References Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Colossians 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. Treasury of Scripture Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil. Cease Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Job 18:4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? Proverbs 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. fret Psalm 31:22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. Psalm 73:15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. Psalm 116:11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. Jump to Previous Anger Angry Bitter Cause Cease Desist End Evil Evildoing Evil-Doing Feeling Forsake Fret Fury Leads Refrain Tendeth Tends Thyself Turn Way Wise WrathJump to Next Anger Angry Bitter Cause Cease Desist End Evil Evildoing Evil-Doing Feeling Forsake Fret Fury Leads Refrain Tendeth Tends Thyself Turn Way Wise WrathPsalm 37 1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God, 12. by the different estate of the godly and the wicked (8) In any wise to do evil . . .--Better, only to do evil, i.e., only evil can come of it. Comp. Proverbs 14:23, "tendeth only to penury."Verse 8. - Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; i.e. such anger and such wrath as the prosperity of the wicked calls forth. Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil; rather, fret not thyself, only to do evil. No result could be looked for from the sort of "fretting" spoken of, but an evil one. If men will dwell unduly on the fact of the prosperity of the wicked, and brood upon it in their hearts, they will be apt, in the first instance, to envy the wicked, which is at once "to do evil;" and from this they will be naturally tempted to go on to an imitation of their wicked practices, which is to assimilate themselves altogether to the enemies of God, and to be guilty of practical apostasy (comp. Psalm 73:2, "But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well-nigh supped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked"). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Refrainהֶ֣רֶף (he·rep̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax from anger מֵ֭אַף (mê·’ap̄) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and abandon וַעֲזֹ֣ב (wa·‘ă·zōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit wrath; חֵמָ֑ה (ḥê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not fret— תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר (tiṯ·ḥar) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy it can only אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely bring harm. לְהָרֵֽעַ׃ (lə·hā·rê·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad Links Psalm 37:8 NIVPsalm 37:8 NLT Psalm 37:8 ESV Psalm 37:8 NASB Psalm 37:8 KJV Psalm 37:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 37:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 37:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 37:8 French Bible Psalm 37:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 37:8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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