Anger, and the sun going down
Anger, and the sun going down · Forgiveness, and keeping no count
What it covers
Four roots on anger and forgiveness. Be angry, and sin not — the sentence begins with a command most people never notice. A soft answer and the Hebrew behind wrath. And seventy times seven, which is not a ceiling to count up to but the point at which counting stops.
Four roots
Do not let the sun go down on your anger
Ephesians 4:26
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
Ephesians 4:26 (KJV)
- ὀργίζεσθε or-GID-zes-theh Imperative, "be angry Greek
- ἁμαρτάνω ha-mar-TAH-no To miss the mark Greek
- τόπος TOP-os A place, a foothold, ground Greek
Turn away wrath with a soft answer
Proverbs 15:1
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)
- חֵמָה khay-MAH Heat; anger; poison, from its fever Hebrew
- אַף af The nose, the nostril; hence the face; ire Hebrew
- רַךְ rakh Tender; by implication, weak Hebrew
Forgive others to be forgiven
Matthew 6:14 · Sermon on the Mount
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”
Matthew 6:14 (KJV)
- ἀφίημι af-EE-ay-mee To send away, let go, dismiss, cancel Greek
- παράπτωμα pa-RAP-toh-mah A side-slip: unintentional error or wilful transgression Greek
- ὀφειλήματα of-ay-LAY-ma-tah Debts Greek
Keep no count of how often you forgive
Matthew 18:22
“Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:22 (KJV)
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
Genesis 4:24 (KJV)
“15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”
Matthew 18:15-17 — a confrontation procedure (KJV)
Anger, and the sun going down on video
These four roots are 4, 7, 5, 25 of a hundred. The rest are in the book, one chapter each.
100 Roots in Scripture — the word underneath, the paragraph around it, and the complication worth keeping.
