Psalms 37:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
  • Eph 4:26 : 26 be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; 15 this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like, 16 for where zeal and rivalry `are', there is insurrection and every evil matter; 17 and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: -- 18 and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
  • Col 3:8 : 8 but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;
  • Luke 9:54-55 : 54 And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou `that' we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?' 55 and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, `Ye have not known of what spirit ye are;
  • 1 Sam 25:21-23 : 21 And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this `one' hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good; 22 thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning -- of those sitting on the wall.' 23 And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,
  • Job 18:4 : 4 (He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?
  • Ps 31:22 : 22 And I -- I have said in my haste, `I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.
  • Ps 73:15 : 15 If I have said, `I recount thus,' Lo, a generation of Thy sons I have deceived.
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I said in my haste, `Every man `is' a liar.'
  • Jer 20:14-15 : 14 Cursed `is' the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed! 15 Cursed `is' the man who bore tidings `to' my father, saying, `Born to thee hath been a child -- a male,' Making him very glad!
  • Jonah 4:1 : 1 And it is grievous unto Jonah -- a great evil -- and he is displeased at it;
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ps 37:7
    87%

    7 Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

  • Ps 37:1
    83%

    1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

  • Prov 24:17-19
    3 verses
    82%

    17 In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

    18 Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

    19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

  • Eph 4:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26 be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

    27 neither give place to the devil;

  • Eccl 7:9
    78%

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

  • Ps 37:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

    10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

    11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    75%

    29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

    30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

    31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

  • Ps 37:27
    75%

    27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

  • Ps 34:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

    14 Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

  • Prov 22:24
    75%

    24 Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

  • Prov 20:22
    75%

    22 Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

  • Jas 1:20
    75%

    20 for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

  • Ps 37:34
    74%

    34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

  • Prov 15:18
    74%

    18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  • Job 36:18
    74%

    18 Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

  • Prov 29:22
    74%

    22 An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

  • Prov 15:1
    74%

    1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

  • Ps 85:3
    74%

    3 Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

  • Prov 14:17
    74%

    17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Ps 76:10
    73%

    10 For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.

  • Job 3:17
    73%

    17 There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3 The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Ps 38:1
    73%

    1 A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

  • Eph 4:31
    72%

    31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

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

    10 for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

    11 let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

  • Prov 14:29
    72%

    29 Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

  • Ps 103:9
    72%

    9 Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.

  • Ps 37:3
    72%

    3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell `in' the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

  • Prov 23:17
    72%

    17 Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

  • Jer 3:5
    72%

    5 Doth He keep to the age? watch for ever?' Lo, these things thou hast spoken, And thou dost the evil things, and prevailest.

  • Job 18:4
    72%

    4 (He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3 Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15 Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Prov 24:1
    71%

    1 Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

  • Jer 25:6
    71%

    6 And ye do not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow yourselves to them, nor do ye provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I do no evil to you;

  • Prov 25:8
    71%

    8 Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Eccl 8:3
    71%

    3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4 Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

  • Rom 12:19
    71%

    19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

  • Jer 18:23
    71%

    23 And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known, All their counsel against me `is' for death, Thou dost not cover over their iniquity, Nor their sin from before Thee blottest out, And they are made to stumble before Thee, In the time of Thine anger work against them!