Psalms 141:4
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- KJV
- Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
- WEB
- Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
- ASV
- Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
- DARBY
- Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
- BLB
- Do not make my heart bend to an evil thing, to do works in wickedness, with men working iniquity; never shall I eat of their delicacies!
- ÅB
- Bøy ikke mitt hjerte til noe ondt, til å gjøre ugudelighets-gjerninger sammen med menn som gjør urett, og la meg ikke spise av deres fine retter!
- OTB
- La ikke mitt hjerte bli dratt mot noe ondt,
Til å delta i ugudelige gjerninger
Med dem som gjør urett;
Og la meg ikke ta del i deres delikatesser. - B1930
- Bøi ikke mitt hjerte til noget ondt, til å gjøre ugudelighets-gjerninger sammen med menn som gjør urett, og la mig ikke ete av deres fine retter!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:17
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:17
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Read in context1 Kings 8:58
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Read in contextJames 1:13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
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