Ephesians 4:26-27,31
Ephesians 4:26-27 The Message (MSG)
Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.
Ephesians 4:31-32 The Message (MSG)
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26-27 King James Version (KJV)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:31 King James Version (KJV)
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice
Ephesians 4:26-27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
Ephesians 4:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26-27 New Century Version (NCV)
When you are angry, do not sin, and be sure to stop being angry before the end of the day. Do not give the devil a way to defeat you.
Ephesians 4:31 New Century Version (NCV)
Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil.
Ephesians 4:26-27 American Standard Version (ASV)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice
Ephesians 4:26-27 New International Version (NIV)
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Ephesians 4:31 New International Version (NIV)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Ephesians 4:26-27 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26-27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down. [Ps 4:4] And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness].
Ephesians 4:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence].
Ephesians 4:26-27 New Living Translation (NLT)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
Ephesians 4:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
Ephesians 4:26-27 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But don’t let the passion of your emotions lead you to sin! Don’t let anger control you or be fuel for revenge, not for even a day. Don’t give the slanderous accuser, the Devil, an opportunity to manipulate you!
Ephesians 4:31 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults.
Ephesians 4:26-27 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.