bver. 7, 8; Prov. 24:19
cPs. 73:3; Prov. 3:31; 23:17; 24:1, 19
d[Ps. 62:1; Isa. 30:15; Lam. 3:26]
ever. 1
fJer. 12:1
g[Eph. 4:26]
h[See ver. 7 above]
iver. 2, 22
jPs. 25:13; Prov. 2:21; Isa. 57:13; 60:21
kSee Job 21:7
lPs. 37:1; Prov. 23:17
m[Ps. 37:7; 92:7; Jer. 12:1]
nSee Ps. 37:1
o[ch. 28:14]
pver. 19; See Ps. 37:1
qSee ch. 1:15
r[Jer. 12:1]; See Ps. 37:1
sver. 1
t[See ver. 14 above]
uch. 13:9; See Job 18:5
w[Col. 3:6]; See 1 Cor. 6:9

Psalms 37:1

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

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▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
 Of David.

1 bFret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not cenvious of wrongdoers!

Psalms 37:7-9

7 dBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
efret not yourself over the one who fprospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
 8 gRefrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
hFret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
 9 iFor the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall jinherit the land.

Psalms 73:3

3 kFor I was lenvious of the arrogant
when I saw the mprosperity of the wicked.

Proverbs 23:17

17Let not your heart nenvy sinners,
but continue in othe fear of the Lord all the day.

Proverbs 24:1

1Be not penvious of evil men,
nor desire to be qwith them,

Proverbs 24:19-20

19 rFret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not senvious of the wicked,
 20for the evil man has no tfuture;
uthe lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Galatians 5:21

21envy, ▼
▼Some manuscripts add murder
 drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that wthose who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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