8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil.


In Context

5 Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil.

9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

Psalms 37:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it would be only to do evil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:8Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil.