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Where is “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” in the Bible?
“Do not let the sun go down on your anger” is Ephesians 4:26. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
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In the Bible
It is Ephesians 4:26.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
The verse
“Be angry, and do not sin.” Do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Ephesians 4:26-27 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Paul allows anger and puts limits on it: do not sin in it, and do not keep it overnight. Anger that is held on to gives the devil a foothold. The first words quote Psalm 4:4.
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Where is “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” in the Bible?
“Do not let the sun go down on your anger” is Ephesians 4:26. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
Is “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Ephesians 4:26. In the Lumin Translation, Ephesians 4:26-27 reads: ““Be angry, and do not sin.” Do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Who said “Do not let the sun go down on your anger”?
Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
What does “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” mean in the Bible?
Paul allows anger and puts limits on it: do not sin in it, and do not keep it overnight. Anger that is held on to gives the devil a foothold. The first words quote Psalm 4:4.
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