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Ephesians 4:26–27

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Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Neither give place to the devil.
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From verse 26

  1. James 1:19Rank 1 from verse 26
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    19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  2. Psalms 4:4Rank 2 from verse 26
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    4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

  3. Psalms 37:8Rank 3 from verse 26
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    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

  4. Ephesians 4:31–32Rank 4 from verse 26
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

    32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

  5. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 5 from verse 26
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

From verse 27

  1. James 4:7Rank 1 from verse 27
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    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  2. 1 Peter 5:8Rank 2 from verse 27
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  3. Ephesians 6:16Rank 3 from verse 27
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    16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

  4. Ephesians 6:11Rank 4 from verse 27
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    11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

  5. 2 Corinthians 2:10–11Rank 5 from verse 27
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    10To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

    11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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Ephesians 4:26

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

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DEFINED WORDS

Ephesians 4:27

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

devil

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Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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27Neither give place to the devil.

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28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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