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Psalms 37:8

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

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הֶ֣רֶףherefabateרָפָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abate”, a commandH7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).מֵ֭אַףmeaffrom faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וַעֲזֹ֣בvaazovand commit selfעָזַבconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and commit self”, a commandH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.חֵמָ֑הchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּ֝תְחַ֗רtitcharburnחָרָהverb, hithpael, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “burn”, a wish or indirect commandH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).לְהָרֵֽעַlehareato be worseרָעַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to be worse”, the to-form of the verbH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Darby Translation

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it [would be] only to do evil.

Douay-Rheims

For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παῦσαι ἀπὸ ὀργῆς καὶ ἐνκατάλιπε θυμὸν, μὴ παραζήλου ὥστε πονηρεύεσθαι.