Psalm 141:4 {140:4}
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Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.

incline not

Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Deuteronomy 2:30 And Sehon the king of Hesebon would not let us pass: because the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and fixed his heart, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as now thou seest.

Deuteronomy 29:4 And the Lord hath not given you a heart to understand, and eyes to see, and ears that may hear, unto this present day.

1 Kings 8:58 But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

1 Kings 22:22 And he said: I will go forth, and be a lying spirit, in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

Isaiah 63:17 Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

James 1:13 Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils: and he tempteth no man.

to practise

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not seduced: Evil communications corrupt good manners.

2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues.

and let me

Numbers 25:2 Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.

Proverbs 23:1-3,6-8 When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face: . . .

Daniel 1:5-8 And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king. . . .

Acts 10:13,14 And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:27,28,31 If any of them that believe not, invite you, and you be willing to go: eat of any thing that is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake. . . .

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3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips. 4Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.5The just man shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:…
Cross References
Joshua 24:23
Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

Psalm 119:36
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.

Proverbs 23:6
Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

Isaiah 32:6
For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not be defiled with the king's table, nor with the wine which he drank: and he requested the master of the eunuchs that he might not be defiled.

Hosea 6:8
Galaad is a city of workers of idols, supplanted with blood.

Malachi 3:15
Wherefore now we call the proud people happy, for they that work wickedness are built up, and they have tempted God and are preserved.

Lexicon
Do not let
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

my heart
לִבִּ֨י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

be drawn
תַּט־ (taṭ-)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to any evil
רָ֡ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

thing
לְדָבָ֪ר ׀ (lə·ḏā·ḇār)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

or take part
לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל (lə·hiṯ·‘ō·w·lêl)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose

in works
עֲלִל֨וֹת ׀ (‘ă·li·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5949: An exploit, a performance, an opportunity

of wickedness
בְּרֶ֗שַׁע (bə·re·ša‘)
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7562: Wickedness

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

men
אִישִׁ֥ים (’î·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

who do
פֹּֽעֲלֵי־ (pō·‘ă·lê-)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6466: To do, make, to practise

iniquity;
אָ֑וֶן (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol

let me not
וּבַל־ (ū·ḇal-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

feast
אֶ֝לְחַ֗ם (’el·ḥam)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

on their delicacies.
בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃ (bə·man·‘am·mê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4516: Delicacies, dainties


Additional Translations
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.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.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and let me not unite with their choice ones.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

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.

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.

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 an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
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