Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

New American Standard Bible

Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

King James Version

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

International Standard Version

"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,

A Conservative Version

Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Be ye angry
ὀργίζω 
Orgizo 
be angry, be wroth
Usage: 3

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

sin
ἁμαρτάνω 
Hamartano 
Usage: 35

not
μή 
me 
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493
Usage: 493

let
ἐπιδύω 
Epiduo 
go down
Usage: 1

the sun
ἥλιος 
helios 
Usage: 25

go down
ἐπιδύω 
Epiduo 
go down
Usage: 1

ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Ephesians 4:26

References

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Images Ephesians 4:26

Context Readings

Old Behavior, New Behavior, And Motivation

25 Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and don’t give the Devil an opportunity.


Cross References

Psalm 37:8

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

Mark 3:5

After looking around at them with anger and sorrow at the hardness of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Psalm 4:4

Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.Selah

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person shows great understanding,
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s insight gives him patience,
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,
for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Romans 12:19-21

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

Ephesians 4:31-32

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

James 1:19

My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Exodus 11:8

All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Leave, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will leave.’” And he left Pharaoh’s presence in fierce anger.

Numbers 20:10-13

Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?”

Numbers 20:24

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land I have given the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

Numbers 25:7-11

When Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,

Deuteronomy 24:15

You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.

Nehemiah 5:6-13

I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.

Psalm 106:30-33

But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stopped.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Exodus 32:21-22

Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin?”

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