Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil.
Ephesians 4:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When angry, do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. American Standard Version (1901) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Common English Bible “Be angry without sinning.” Don’t let the sun set on your anger. Catholic Public Domain Version "Be angry, but do not be willing to sin." Do not let the sun set over your anger. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger. |
Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil.
When you are disturbed, do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah
Then all these officials of yours shall come down to me and bow low to me, saying, ‘Leave us, you and all the people who follow you.’ After that I will leave.” And in hot anger he left Pharaoh.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
“Let Aaron be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter the land that I have given to the Israelites, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire.
But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.
You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger,
Jonathan sprang up from the table in fierce anger and ate no food on the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David and because his father had disgraced him.