Psalms 141:4
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.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Cross References
Numbers 25:2And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
Deuteronomy 29:4But Jehovah hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.
1 Kings 13:8And the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.
Proverbs 23:1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;
Isaiah 63:17Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:2-5
Fervent Supplications. 1 Lord , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 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. 4 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. Mercy to accept what we do well, and grace to keep us from doing ill, are the two things… Read the whole commentary →