Verse
Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
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The verses around Ephesians 4:26.
24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27Neither give place to the devil.
28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Verse explanation
‘Let not the sun go down upon your wrath’ is practical advice: anger itself is not treated as automatic sin, but holding onto it for too long without resolving it is what opens the door to evil, as the next verse says.
From the Ephesians 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Ephesians 4:26 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Irae-vos, e não pequeis; não se ponha o sol sobre a vossa ira.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quando irardes, não pequeis; o sol não se ponha sobre a vossa ira;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No pequen por el enojo; no dejen que anochezca estando aun enojados,
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In other languages: Português (Efésios 4:26) · Español (Efesios 4:26)
More verses about anger & wrath
- James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
- Colossians 3:8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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