Psalms 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
3Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Cross References
Numbers 25:2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Deuteronomy 29:4(29-3) but the LORD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
1 Kings 13:8And the man of God said unto 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 with their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
Proverbs 23:1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;
Isaiah 63:17O LORD, why dost Thou make us to err from Thy ways, and hardenest 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 →