Psalms 37:8

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Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

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  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.
  • Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
  • Col 3:8 : 8 But now you must put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. 20 For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
  • Luke 9:54-55 : 54 When James and John, his disciples, saw this, they said, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them, as Elijah did?' 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
  • 1 Sam 25:21-23 : 21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good. 22 May God punish David’s enemies severely if by morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him alive." 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly dismounted from her donkey, fell facedown at David’s feet, and bowed to the ground with deep respect.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 You who tear yourself in anger—for your sake should the earth be abandoned, and the rock moved from its place?
  • Ps 31:22 : 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.
  • Ps 73:15 : 15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I said in my alarm, 'All mankind are liars.'
  • Jer 20:14-15 : 14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother gave birth to me not be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, 'A male child has been born to you,' and made him very glad.
  • Jonah 4:1 : 1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 But God said to Jonah, 'Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?' And Jonah replied, 'It is right for me to be angry, even to the point of death.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:7
    87%

    7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

  • Ps 37:1
    83%

    1Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy those who commit injustice.

  • Prov 24:17-19
    3 verses
    82%

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • Eph 4:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

    27and do not give the devil an opportunity.

  • Eccl 7:9
    78%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Ps 37:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the land.

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

    11But the humble will inherit the land and delight in abundant peace.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    75%

    29Do not plot harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

    30Do not accuse anyone for no reason, when they have done you no harm.

    31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways.

  • Ps 37:27
    75%

    27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will dwell forever.

  • Ps 34:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

    14Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 22:24
    75%

    24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, and do not associate with one easily angered.

  • Prov 20:22
    75%

    22Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.

  • Jas 1:20
    75%

    20For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

  • Ps 37:34
    74%

    34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

  • Prov 15:18
    74%

    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Job 36:18
    74%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Prov 29:22
    74%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Prov 15:1
    74%

    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  • Ps 85:3
    74%

    3You have forgiven the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. Selah.

  • Prov 14:17
    74%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Ps 76:10
    73%

    10When God rose up to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

  • Job 3:17
    73%

    17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 38:1
    73%

    1A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

  • Eph 4:31
    72%

    31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.

  • 1 Pet 3:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

    11He must turn away from evil and do what is good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

  • Prov 14:29
    72%

    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Ps 103:9
    72%

    9He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever.

  • Ps 37:3
    72%

    3Trust in the LORD and do what is good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

  • Prov 23:17
    72%

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord all day long.

  • Jer 3:5
    72%

    5Will you always be angry? Will you remain so forever? This is what you say, but you do all the evil you can.

  • Job 18:4
    72%

    4You who tear yourself in anger—for your sake should the earth be abandoned, and the rock moved from its place?

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 24:1
    71%

    1Do not envy wicked people or desire to be with them.

  • Jer 25:6
    71%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

  • Prov 25:8
    71%

    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Eccl 8:3
    71%

    3Do not be quick to leave the king’s presence, and do not insist on an evil matter, for the king will do whatever he pleases.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Rom 12:19
    71%

    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Jer 18:23
    71%

    23But You, Lord, know all their plans to kill me. Do not forgive their wrongdoing, do not blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them collapse before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.