Ephesians 4:26
Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad—
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
In Context
25So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.
27and don't give the devil any opportunity.
Cross References
Exodus 11:8All your officials will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, ‘Leave, and take everyone who follows you with you!’ After that I will leave.” Moses was very angry, and left Pharaoh.
Numbers 20:10Moses and Aaron had everyone gather in front of the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen, you bunch of rebels! Do we have to bring water out of this rock for you?”
Numbers 25:7When he saw this, Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, left the assembly, grabbed a spear
1 Samuel 20:34Jonathan left the table absolutely furious. He would not eat anything on the second day of the festival, for he was so upset by the shameful way his father had treated David.
Psalms 4:4Be in awe; do not sin. When you rest, reflect on this, and keep quiet! Selah.
Psalms 106:30But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:18-32
Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. ( a. d. 61.) 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not… Read the whole commentary →