Psalm 141:4 “Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works o…”

Psalm 141:4

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.

Bible in Basic English

Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

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Cross references

“Incline not”

Psalm 119:36 Matthew 6:13 Isaiah 63:17 1 Kings 8:58 James 1:13 Deuteronomy 29:4

Psalm 119:36 · BSB

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

Matthew 6:13 · BSB

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Isaiah 63:17 · BSB

Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

1 Kings 8:58 · BSB

May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

James 1:13 · BSB

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

Deuteronomy 29:4 · BSB

Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

“to practise”

1 Corinthians 15:33 2 Corinthians 6:17 Revelation 18:4

1 Corinthians 15:33 · BSB

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 · BSB

“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Revelation 18:4 · BSB

Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

“and let me”

1 Corinthians 10:31 Daniel 1:5–8 Proverbs 23:1–3 Numbers 25:2 Proverbs 23:6–8 Acts 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:31 · BSB

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Daniel 1:5–8 · BSB

The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.

Proverbs 23:1–3 · BSB

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

Numbers 25:2 · BSB

who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

Proverbs 23:6–8 · BSB

Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

Acts 10:13 · BSB

Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

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