Psalms 37:8
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 37
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”Psalms 37:8
What Does Psalms 37:8 Mean?
Psalms 37:8 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 37, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Psalms 37:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 4:26“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”Proverbs 14:29“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”Proverbs 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.”James 1:19“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”Ephesians 4:31“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Job 5:2“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”James 3:14“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”Colossians 3:8“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”Matthew 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 whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”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.”1 Samuel 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.”Psalms 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.”Psalms 73:15“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”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?”1 Kings 11:22“Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.”Psalms 116:11“I said in my haste, All men are liars.”Jeremiah 20:14“Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.”
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