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"Be angry, and don`t sin." Don`t let the sun go down on your wrath,
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Righteous Anger is Permissible
Multiple commentators emphasize that not all anger is sinful. There is a place for righteous indignation against evil and injustice, an emotion attributed to both Jesus and God. As Charles Spurgeon notes, a person who is never angry at evil may lack strong convictions. The command is not to suppress all anger, but to ensure it is directed properly and does not lead to sin.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be ye angry, and sin not. It has been remarked that this instruction here is consistent with the practice of the Pythagoreans, who were bo…
19th Century
Anglican
Be ye angry, and sin not.—A quotation from the Septuagint version of Psalm 4:4. Anger itself is not sin, for our Lord Him…
Baptist
Speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Then, why should we lie one to another? Should one hand…
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A quotation from Ps 4:4 introduces the next admonition: “In your anger do not sin.” The meaning is, “Do not let your anger be mixed with sin.” Ther…
16th Century
Protestant
Be ye angry, and sin not. Whether or not the apostle had in mind a part of Psalm 4 is uncertain. The words he used (Ὀργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be angry, and sin not
There is anger which is not sinful; for anger is fouled in God himself, in Jesus Christ, in …
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Notice the specific ways in which we should adorn our Christian profession. Beware of everything contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive ot…
