Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Holman Bible
Be angry and do not sin.
International Standard Version
"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,
American Standard Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Amplified
Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.
An Understandable Version
[Psa. 4:4 says], "Be angry [i.e., at wrongdoing. See Mark 3:5], but do not sin" [i.e., by harboring bitterness or retaliation]. Do not allow the sun to go down while you are still provoked.
Anderson New Testament
Be angry, and yet do not sin: let not the sun go down on your wrath,
Bible in Basic English
Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
Common New Testament
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Daniel Mace New Testament
are you angry? have a care you don't sin. "let not the sun go down upon your wrath,"
Darby Translation
Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
Godbey New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your provocation:
Goodspeed New Testament
Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
John Wesley New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your fit of anger:
King James 2000
Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,
Modern King James verseion
Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Moffatt New Testament
Be angry but do not sin; never let the sun set upon your exasperation,
Montgomery New Testament
"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.
NET Bible
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
New Heart English Bible
"Be angry, and do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
Noyes New Testament
"Be angry, and sin not;" let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Sawyer New Testament
Be angry and sin not; let not the sun go down on your wrath,
The Emphasized Bible
Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger;
Webster
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Weymouth New Testament
If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;
Williams New Testament
If you do get angry, you must stop sinning in your anger. Do not ever let the sun go down on your anger;
World English Bible
"Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath,
Worrell New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Worsley New Testament
Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Youngs Literal Translation
be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Themes
Adversary » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Anger » Should not betray us into sin
Christian conduct » Subduing the temper
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Resistance to
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Tempter » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 4:26
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Old Behavior, New Behavior, And Motivation
25 Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, 27 neither give place to the devil.
Cross References
Psalm 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, [it tends] only to evil-doing.
Mark 3:5
And having looked around on them with anger, being grieved at the callousness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as the other.
Psalm 4:4
Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Romans 12:19-21
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil.
James 1:19
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Exodus 11:8
And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and bow themselves down to me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people who follow thee. And after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
Numbers 20:10-13
And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels. Shall we bring forth water to you out of this rock?
Numbers 20:24
Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
Numbers 25:7-11
And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Thou shall give him his hire in his day, neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it, lest he cry against thee to LORD, and it be sin to thee.
Nehemiah 5:6-13
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Psalm 106:30-33
Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to
Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said to them, Allow the children to come to me. Forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.
Exodus 32:21-22
And Moses said to Aaron, What did this people do to thee, that thou have brought a great sin upon them?