Ephesians 4:26–27: Is Constant Anger a Sin?
Ephesians 4:26–27 does not forbid anger outright, since it opens with a command to be angry. It forbids anger that settles in, is nursed overnight, and hardens into sin, and it warns that such anger gives the devil a place.
Ephesians 4:26–27: Anger That Must Not Settle
Ephesians 4:26–27 does not ban anger outright, since it opens by quoting the command to be angry without sinning. It warns against anger that settles in overnight and becomes a place given over to the devil.