Psalms 37:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:17 : 17 ¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
  • Prov 24:19 : 19 ¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
  • Ps 37:7 : 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.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 ¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
  • 1 Sam 1:6-8 : 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
  • Prov 19:3 : 3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:17-19
    3 verses
    90%

    17¶ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

    18Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Ps 37:7-12
    6 verses
    83%

    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.

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

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

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

    11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

    12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Prov 24:1
    81%

    1¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

  • Ps 37:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

    3Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    78%

    29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

    31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 23:17
    78%

    17¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

  • Ps 28:3
    75%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts.

  • Ps 92:7
    74%

    7¶ When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:

  • Ps 73:3
    74%

    3For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

  • Ps 64:2
    73%

    2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Ps 35:19
    72%

    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  • Ps 37:34
    72%

    34¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

  • Ps 37:27
    72%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

  • Ps 36:12
    72%

    12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

  • Ps 5:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

    5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 1:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4¶ The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:21
    71%

    21¶ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  • Ps 94:4
    70%

    4[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

  • Ps 37:38
    70%

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Ps 69:27
    70%

    27Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

  • Job 3:17
    70%

    17There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

  • Prov 4:14
    70%

    14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].

  • Prov 3:25
    70%

    25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

  • Ps 1:1
    70%

    1¶ Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • Prov 24:29
    70%

    29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

  • Ps 125:3
    70%

    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Ps 94:16
    70%

    16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

  • Ps 119:115
    70%

    115¶ Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  • Eccl 7:9
    70%

    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  • Job 5:2
    70%

    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Prov 2:14
    69%

    14Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

  • Ps 119:158
    69%

    158¶ I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

  • Job 27:7
    69%

    7¶ Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

  • Prov 21:7
    69%

    7¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  • Prov 27:4
    69%

    4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?