Ephesians 4:27
and give not the devil room to ensnare you.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Neither give place to the devil.
In Context
26Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Cross References
2 Corinthians 2:10And to whom ye forgive any thing, I also forgive it: for if I have forgiven any thing, I forgave it him, to whom I did forgive it, for your sakes, in the person of Christ; that we might not be foiled by Satan:
Ephesians 6:16over all taking the shield of faith, whereby ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one:
1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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 →