Bible Strands
Ephesians 4:26
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Ephesian believers within a sequence that moves from truthfulness (v.25) to the warning against giving the devil a foothold (v.27).
The words — ὀργίζεσθε (orgizesthe) is a present imperative, commanding the anger itself rather than merely tolerating it. The contrast with μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε (mē hamartānete) marks the boundary: the feeling is permitted, the act is not.
The thread — Psalms 4:4 carries the same formula almost verbatim; James 1:19 and Psalms 37:8 approach from the side of slowness and restraint rather than permission.
Why it lands — It grants the emotion a place while imposing a hard deadline: anger may arise but it must not be carried past the day.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Cross-references
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Psalms 4:4 Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Psalms 37:8 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
- Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- Proverbs 14:29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 19:11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- Exodus 32:21 “What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”