neither give place to the devil.
Neither give place--that is, occasion, or scope, to the devil, by continuing in "wrath." The keeping of anger through the darkness of night, is giving place to the devil, the prince of darkness (Eph 6:12).
Paul speaks with apostolic weight: you must not live as the heathen do, whose minds chase vanities and whose hearts are darkened and estranged from God's life. You were snatched as brands from the burning; do not return to that smoke.
AI summary
Commenting on Ephesians 4:17-32
Verse 27. Neither give place to the devil. This has respect probably to the exhortation in the former verse. "Do not yield to the suggestions and temptations of Satan, who would take every opportunity to persuade you to cherish unkind and angry feelings, and to keep up a spirit of resentment among brethren." Many of our feelings, when we suppose we are merely defending our...