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


In Context

5 Commit thy way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he will bring it to pass.

6 And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

7 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.

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

9 For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Psalm 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to 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 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.