# 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.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/do-not-let-the-sun-go-down-on-your-anger
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ephesians/4#26) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## 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.

## Common questions

### 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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