Psalms 141:4
Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
3Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Cross References
Numbers 25:2for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate and bowed down to their gods.
Deuteronomy 29:4But the LORD has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.
1 Kings 13:8The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
Psalms 28:3Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Proverbs 23:1When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
Isaiah 63:17O LORD, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your 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 →