King James Version
Psalms 37:8 in the King James Version says “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
Psalms 37:8 · KJV
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from anger”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“fret”
H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
“not thyself in any wise”
H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
“to do evil”
H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
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