Psalms 141:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תַּט־לִבִּ֨י לְדָבָ֪ר ׀ רָ֡ע לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל עֲלִל֨וֹת ׀ בְּרֶ֗שַׁע אֶת־אִישִׁ֥ים פֹּֽעֲלֵי־אָ֑וֶן וּבַל־אֶ֝לְחַ֗ם בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

Not-taṭ [incline] libbî [my heart] to-dābār rā' [evil thing] ləhitə'ôlēl 'ălilôt in-reša' with-men pō'ălê-'āwen [workers of iniquity]; and-not-'elḥam in-man'ammêhem [their delicacies].

Grammar Details

*taṭ*: verb, hiphil jussive 2nd person masculine singular - you incline/turn
*libbî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart
*dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word/thing/matter
*rā'*: adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad
*ləhitə'ôlēl*: verb, hithpoel infinitive construct - to practice/to commit
*'ălilôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - deeds/actions/practices
*reša'*: noun, masculine singular - wickedness/evil
*pō'ălê*: noun, masculine plural construct - workers/doers
*'āwen*: noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness/trouble
*'elḥam*: verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will eat/taste
*man'ammêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their delicacies/dainties

Word Meanings

*taṭ*: incline/turn/bend
*dābār*: word/thing/matter/affair
*ləhitə'ôlēl*: to practice/to commit/to busy oneself with
*'ălilôt*: deeds/actions/practices/wanton acts
*reša'*: wickedness/evil/injustice
*'āwen*: iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow
*'elḥam*: I will eat/taste/partake
*man'ammêhem*: their delicacies/dainties/pleasant things

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 8:58 : 58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
Isa 63:17 : 17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Dan 1:5-8 : 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. 6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Ps 119:36 : 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
1 Cor 10:31 : 31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Num 25:2 : 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Deut 2:30 : 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
Deut 29:4 : 4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Jas 1:13 : 13 Let no man say when he is tempted , I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Prov 23:1-3 : 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Prov 23:6-8 : 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
1 Kgs 22:22 : 22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Acts 10:13-14 : 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
1 Cor 10:27-28 : 27 {G1161} If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

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