let not the sun go down upon one's wrath, neither give place to the devil

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Seek to dispel ill-will before a day’s end, and not to act upon desires for vengeance. imperative
    — And this Remedy St. Paul preſcribes to prevent all Wrath and Revengeful Carriage. Let not the Sun go down upon your Wrath, neither give place to the Devil, or to a † Calumniator and Accuſer, i. e. to exaſperating Thoughts and Inſinuations, whether ſuggeſted to us by our own minds, or by the whiſperings of others, Eph. 4. 26, 27. † τῳ διαβόλῳ.

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An allusion to Ephesians 4:26–27, viz. “…let not the sun go down upon your wrath: // Neither give place to the devil.”
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