Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,
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.
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,
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
Images Ephesians 4:26
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Old Behavior, New Behavior, And Motivation
25 Therefore, stripping off falsehood, "let each of us speak the truth to his neighbor," for we belong to one another. 26 "Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the Devil an opportunity to work.
Cross References
Psalm 37:8
Calm your anger and abandon wrath. Don't be angry it only leads to evil.
Mark 3:5
Jesus looked around at them in anger, deeply hurt because of their hard hearts. Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and his hand was restored to health.
Psalm 4:4
Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude
Proverbs 14:29
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 19:11
A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.
Romans 12:19-21
Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Exodus 11:8
All these officials of yours will come down to me, prostrate themselves to me, and say, "Get out, you and all the people following you!' After that I'll go out." Then Moses angrily left Pharaoh.
Numbers 20:10-13
Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock. "Pay attention, you rebels!" Moses told them. "Are we to bring you water from this rock?"
Numbers 20:24
"Aaron is to be gathered to his people, since he is not to enter the land that I'm about to give the Israelis. After all, you both rebelled against my command at the Meribah Springs.
Numbers 25:7-11
When Eleazar's son Phinehas, grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up from the middle of the community, grabbed a javelin in his hand,
Deuteronomy 24:15
Pay his wages that same day before the sun sets, because he is poor and his livelihood depends on it. Otherwise, he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will incur guilt."
Nehemiah 5:6-13
I became very livid when I heard their complaining and these charges.
Psalm 106:30-33
But Phinehas intervened and prayed so that the plague was restrained.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry look.
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.
Mark 10:14
When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.
Exodus 32:21-22
Then Moses asked Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you brought such great sin upon them?"