Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 141:4
4Do 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.
Psalms 141:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Context of Psalms 141:4
2May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. 3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. 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. 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. 6When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
Read all of Psalms 141Psalms 141:4 word by word
אַל־תַּט־לִבִּ֨י לְדָבָ֪ר׀ רָ֡ע לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל עֲלִל֨וֹת׀ בְּרֶ֗שַׁע אֶת־אִישִׁ֥ים פֹּֽעֲלֵי־אָ֑וֶן וּבַל־אֶ֝לְחַ֗ם בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Do not letאַל'al · notH408
- my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- be drawnנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- to any evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
- or take partעָלַל‛âlal · to abuseH5953
- in worksעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
- of wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
- withאֵת'êth · withH854
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- who doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
- iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
- let me notבַּלbal · notH1077
- feastלָחַםlâcham · to feed onH3898
- on their delicaciesמַנְעַמִּיםman‛am · delicacyH4516
Cross-references for Psalms 141:4
- Psalms 119:36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
- Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
- 1 Kings 8:58May 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.
- 1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
- Isaiah 63:17Why, 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.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- James 1:13When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Revelation 18:4Then 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.
- Numbers 25:2who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.
- Proverbs 23:1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
- Daniel 1:5The 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.
- Acts 10:13Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
- 1 Corinthians 10:27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
Commentaries on Psalms 141:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing - Hebrew, to a word that is evil; that is, wrong. The connection seems to demand that the term should be thus explained. The expression “Incline not” is not designed to mean that God exerts any “positive” influence in leading the heart to that which is wrong; but it may mean “Do not place me in circumstances where I may be tempted; do not leave me to myself; do not allow any improper influence to come over me by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Wisdom sometimes requires protection from oneself. People might say or think things that lead to a harmful path (Proverbs 13:3; 21:23). Wisdom accepts correction from godly people (see Proverbs 3:11; 9:8; 15:31; 19:25).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4Do not incline my heart May my heart not be inclined toward evil.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 141
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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