Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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:
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
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 4:26
Prayers for Ephesians 4:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Old Behavior, New Behavior, And Motivation
25
Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].
Cross References
Psalm 37:8
Cease from anger and abandon wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evil.
Mark 3:5
After looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness and arrogance of their hearts, He told the man,
Psalm 4:4
Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion].
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger has great understanding [and profits from his self-control],
But he who is quick-tempered exposes and exalts his foolishness [for all to see].
Proverbs 19:11
Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,
And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
Romans 12:19-21
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence].
James 1:19
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
Exodus 11:8
All these servants of yours will come down to me and bow down before me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ After that I will leave.” And he left Pharaoh in the heat of anger.
Numbers 20:10-13
and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?”
Numbers 20:24
“Aaron will be gathered to his people [in death]; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you [both] rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
Numbers 25:7-11
When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he left the congregation and took a spear in his hand,
Deuteronomy 24:15
You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is
Nehemiah 5:6-13
Then I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words [of accusation].
Psalm 106:30-33
Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and
And so the plague was halted.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings forth rain;
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Matthew 5:22
Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and He said to them,
Exodus 32:21-22
Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought so great a sin on them?”