Psalms 141:4
141:3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.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.
KJV
Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
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.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
What does Psalms 141:4 mean?
Psalms 141:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטָה (nâṭâh), לֵב (lêb), רַע (raʻ).
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 141:4.
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: speak: Heb. answer
Genesis 24:30And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day
Genesis 8:21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination
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What does Psalms 141:4 say?
Psalms 141:4 (King James Version) reads: "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."
Is Psalms 141:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 141:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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