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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 angry:{HR}For anger resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:9)

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Eph. 4:31‑32• 31Let all bitterness and passion and wrath and clamour and evil-speaking be removed from you with all malice;
 32and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ hath forgiven you. (Eph. 4:31‑32)
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Ex. 11:8• 8{i}And 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.{/i} (Ex. 11:8)
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Ex. 32:21‑22• 21{i}And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin on them?{/i}
 22{i}And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.{/i} (Ex. 32:21‑22)
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Num. 20:10‑13,24• 10{i}And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them,{/i} Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod {i}smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts.{/i}
 12And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
 13{i}These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.{/i}
 24{i}Aaron 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.{/i} (Num. 20:10‑13,24)
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Num. 25:7‑11• 7{i}And 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,{/i}
 8{i}and 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.{/i}
 9{i}And those that died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
 10{i}And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,{/i}
 11{i}Phinehas, 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.{/i} (Num. 25:7‑11)
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Neh. 5:6‑13• 6{i}And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.{/i}
 7{i}And I consulted with myself; and I{/i} rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
 8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye, even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
 9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
 10{i}I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.{/i}
 11{i}Restore, 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.{/i}
 12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then 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 labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. (Neh. 5:6‑13)
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Psa. 4:4• 4Tremble and sin not;{HR}Commune in your heart upon your bed and be still. Selah. (Psa. 4:4)
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Psa. 37:8• 8Cease from anger and forsake wrath;{HR}Fret not thyself only to do evil. (Psa. 37:8)
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Psa. 106:30‑33• 30Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgment,{HR}And the plague was stayed.
 31And it was reckoned to him for righteousness{HR}To generation and generation for evermore.
 32And they angered him at the waters of Meribah,{HR}And it went ill with Moses on their account,
 33For they provoked his spirit,{HR}And he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. (Psa. 106:30‑33)
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Prov. 14:29• 29One slow to anger [is] of great understanding;{HR}But the hasty of spirit holdeth up folly. (Prov. 14:29)
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Prov. 19:11• 11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;{HR}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;{HR}And an angry countenance a secret tongue. (Prov. 25:23)
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Eccl. 7:9• 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry:{HR}For anger resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:9)
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Matt. 5:22• 22But I say to you, that everyone that is [lightly] angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to the council; and whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire. (Matt. 5:22)
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Mark 3:5• 5and when he had looked round about on them with anger, being distressed at the hardening of their hearts, he says to the man, Stretch out thine hand, and he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. (Mark 3:5)
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Mark 10:14• 14But when Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:14)
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Rom. 12:19‑21• 19avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, “To me [belongeth] vengeance, I will requite,” saith the Lord.
 20Nay, “if thine enemy should be hungry, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, this doing, thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head.”
 21Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:19‑21)
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James 1:19• 19Ye know [it], my brethren beloved, but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; (James 1:19)
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Deut. 24:15• 15{i}on 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.{/i} (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,