Psalm 37:1

The Message

Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun.

Cross References

Psalm 37:7

Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him. Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top.

Proverbs 19:3

People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

Proverbs 23:17

Don’t for a minute envy careless rebels; soak yourself in the Fear-of-God— That’s where your future lies. Then you won’t be left with an armload of nothing.

Proverbs 24:1

Don’t envy bad people; don’t even want to be around them. All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble.

Proverbs 24:19

Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. Those people have no future at all; they’re headed down a dead-end street.