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Psa 37:1 — [[[A Psalm] of David.]] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

(Title)		This is the third alphabetical Psalm. It seems to have been intended as an instructive and consoling ode for the captives in Babylon, who might feel themselves severely tempted when they saw those idolaters in prosperity, and themselves in adversity.
Fret		Psa 37:7; 1Sa 1:6-8; Pro 19:3; Pro 24:1,19
neither		Psa 73:3; Pro 3:31; Pro 23:17; Gal 5:21; Jam 4:5,6

Correlating Passages

Fret

	Psa 37:7	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.
	1Sa 1:6	And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
	1Sa 1:7	And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
	1Sa 1:8	Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?
	Pro 19:3	The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
	Pro 24:1	Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
	Pro 24:19	Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

neither

	Psa 73:3	For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
	Pro 3:31	Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
	Pro 23:17	Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
	Gal 5:21	Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
	Jam 4:5	Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
	Jam 4:6	But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 37:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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