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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don`t fret, it leads only to evildoing.
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Fretfulness Leads to Evil
Commentators unanimously warn that fretting over the success of the wicked is not a benign emotion. They describe it as the starting point of a dangerous progression that leads to anger, wrath, and jealousy. This state of mind can tempt a believer to commit evil, either by lashing out or by sinfully imitating the wicked to achieve similar prosperity. As one scholar notes, fretting 'tendeth only to evil-doing.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Cease from anger - That is, in reference to the fact that there are wicked people, and that they are permitted to carry out their p…
19th Century
Anglican
In any wise to do evil ... —Better, only to do evil, that is, only evil can come of it. Compare to Proverbs 14:23, te…
Baptist
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger,-
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Cease from anger Either at these wicked men who are so prosperous, or at God, who for the present suffers it; see ([…
Let us be satisfied that God will make all things work for our good. Let us not disturb ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, disconte…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Afterwards, when he says, cease from anger, and leave rage, he gives a twofold reason for the warning.
The first r…
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