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Psalms 37:8

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

KJV

Quoniam lumbi mei impleti sunt illusionibus, et non est sanitas in carne mea.

Vulgate

ὅτι ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπλήσθη ἐνπαιγμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου.

LXX

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

ASV

הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭/אַף וַ/עֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר אַךְ לְ/הָרֵֽעַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
י
y
noun · 124×
יִּֽחַר
ychr
verb · 89×
יֵּ֥רַע
yr'
verb · 102×
ךָ֖
k
verb · 46×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:21 — Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
  • Col 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • Col 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • Eph 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
  • Eph 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
  • Eph 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
  • Jas 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Jas 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
  • Job 5:2 — For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
  • Job 18:4 — He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
  • Jonah 4:1 — But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
  • Jonah 4:9 — And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
  • Luke 9:54 — And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
  • Matt 5:22 — But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but wh
  • Prov 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Prov 16:32 — He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
  • Ps 31:22 — For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
  • Ps 73:15 — If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.