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Ephesians 4

Eph. 4:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be ye angry
orgizo (Greek #3710)
to provoke or enrage, i.e. (passively) become exasperated
KJV usage: be angry (wroth).
Pronounce: or-gid'-zo
Origin: from 3709
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
sin
hamartano (Greek #264)
properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
KJV usage: for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
Pronounce: ham-ar-tan'-o
Origin: perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 3313
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
: let
epiduo (Greek #1931)
to set fully (as the sun)
KJV usage: go down.
Pronounce: ep-ee-doo'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 1416
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me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
the sun
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
helios (Greek #2246)
the sun; by implication, light
KJV usage: + east, sun.
Pronounce: hay'-lee-os
Origin: from ἕλη (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of 138)
go down
epiduo (Greek #1931)
to set fully (as the sun)
KJV usage: go down.
Pronounce: ep-ee-doo'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 1416
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
wrath
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
parorgismos (Greek #3950)
rage
KJV usage: wrath.
Pronounce: par-org-is-mos'
Origin: from 3949
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Eccl. 7:9• 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:9)

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Eph. 4:31‑32• 31Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
 32and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you. (Eph. 4:31‑32)
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Ex. 11:8• 8And all these thy bondmen shall come down unto me, and bow down to me, saying, Go out, thou, and all the people that follow thee; and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a glowing anger. (Ex. 11:8)
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Ex. 32:21‑22• 21And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin on them?
 22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. (Ex. 32:21‑22)
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Num. 20:10‑13,24• 10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels: shall we bring forth to you water out of this rock?
 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his staff smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts.
 12And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them.
 13These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.
 24Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land that I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah. (Num. 20:10‑13,24)
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Num. 25:7‑11• 7And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose up from among the assembly, and took a javelin in his hand,
 8and he went after the man of Israel into the tent-chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. And the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
 9And those that died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
 10And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
 11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. (Num. 25:7‑11)
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Neh. 5:6‑13• 6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
 7And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.
 8And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.
 9And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?
 10I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
 11Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine and the oil, that ye have exacted of them.
 12And they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
 13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house and from his earnings, that performeth not this promise: even thus be he shaken out and emptied! And all the congregation said, Amen! And they praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. (Neh. 5:6‑13)
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Psa. 4:4• 4Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah. (Psa. 4:4)
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Psa. 37:8• 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it would be only to do evil. (Psa. 37:8)
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Psa. 106:30‑33• 30Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgment, and the plague was stayed;
 31And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.
 32And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
 33For they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. (Psa. 106:30‑33)
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Prov. 14:29• 29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. (Prov. 14:29)
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Prov. 19:11• 11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. (Prov. 19:11)
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Prov. 25:23• 23The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue. (Prov. 25:23)
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Eccl. 7:9• 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:9)
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Matt. 5:22• 22But *I* say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire. (Matt. 5:22)
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Mark 3:5• 5And looking round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. (Mark 3:5)
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Mark 10:14• 14But Jesus seeing it, was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:14)
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Rom. 12:19‑21• 19not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord.
 20If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
 21Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:19‑21)
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James 1:19• 19So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; (James 1:19)
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Deut. 24:15• 15on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee. (Deut. 24:15)
• We must take care what the source, as well as the character, of the anger is. If it is merely about something that affects self, and it therefore takes the form of vindictiveness, this is, of course, beyond a doubt, contrary to all that is of Christ. (“Remarks on Ephesians 4:17-27” by W. Kelly)
• “Be ye angry and sin not.” There is the greatest possible danger of sinning if you are angry, and therefore is this added. (“Remarks on Ephesians 4:17-27” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,

W. Kelly Translation

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Be angry and sin not: let not the sun set upon your wrath,