8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
8 Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes - it only makes things worse.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm.
8 Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper- it only leads to harm.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
31 Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
(Read Ephesians 4:29-32)
Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a humble, courteous behaviour. Mark how God's forgiveness causes us to forgive. God forgives us, though we had no cause to sin against him. We must forgive, as he has forgiven us. All lying, and corrupt communications, that stir up evil desires and lusts, grieve the Spirit of God. Corrupt passions of bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil-speaking, and malice, grieve the Holy Spirit. Provoke not the holy, blessed Spirit of God to withdraw his presence and his gracious influences. The body will be redeemed from the power of the grave at the resurrection day. Wherever that blessed Spirit dwells as a Sanctifier, he is the earnest of all the joys and glories of that redemption day; and we should be undone, should God take away his Holy Spirit from us.
8 Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.
8 Scornful men bring
8 Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
8 A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.
8 Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath.
8 Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.
(Read Proverbs 29:8)
The scornful mock at things sacred and serious. Men who promote religion, which is true wisdom, turn away the wrath of God.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 37:8
Commentary on Psalm 37:7-20
(Read Psalm 37:7-20)
Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and well, not only for his working servants, but for his waiting servants. They have that which is better than wealth, peace of mind, peace with God, and then peace in God; that peace which the world cannot give, and which the world cannot have. God knows the believer's days. Not one day's work shall go unrewarded. Their time on earth is reckoned by days, which will soon be numbered; but heavenly happiness shall be for ever. This will be a real support to believers in evil times. Those that rest on the Rock of ages, have no reason to envy the wicked the support of their broken reeds.