Psalms 141:4
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.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
Cross References
Numbers 25:2Which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people ate, and bowed downe to their gods.
Deuteronomy 29:4Yet the Lord hath not giuen you an heart to perceiue, and eyes to see, and eares to heare, vnto this day.
1 Kings 13:8But the man of God saide vnto the King, If thou wouldest giue me halfe thine house, I would not goe in with thee, neither woulde I eate bread nor drinke water in this place.
Psalms 28:3Drawe mee not away with the wicked, and with the woorkers of iniquitie: which speake friendly to their neighbours, when malice is in their hearts.
Proverbs 23:1When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,
Isaiah 63:17O Lord, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, and for 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 →