Psalms 141:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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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  • 1 Kgs 8:58 : 58 to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers;
  • Isa 63:17 : 17 Why causest Thou us to wander, O Jehovah, from Thy ways? Thou hardenest our heart from Thy fear, Turn back for Thy servants' sake, The tribes of Thine inheritance.
  • Dan 1:5-8 : 5 And the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king's portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king. 6 And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 7 and the chief of the eunuchs setteth names on them, and he setteth on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego. 8 And Daniel purposeth in his heart that he will not pollute himself with the king's portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not pollute himself.
  • Ps 119:36 : 36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,
  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, `Come forth out of her, My people, that ye may not partake with her sins, and that ye may not receive of her plagues,
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 `And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory -- to the ages. Amen.
  • Num 25:2 : 2 and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,
  • Deut 2:30 : 30 `And Sihon king of Heshbon hath not been willing to let us pass over by him, for Jehovah thy God hath hardened his spirit, and strengthened his heart, so as to give him into thy hand as at this day.
  • Deut 29:4 : 4 and Jehovah hath not given to you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, till this day,
  • Jas 1:13 : 13 Let no one say, being tempted -- `From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,
  • Prov 23:1-3 : 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee, 2 And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite. 3 Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.
  • Prov 23:6-8 : 6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, 7 For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee. 8 Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.
  • 1 Kgs 22:22 : 22 and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.
  • Acts 10:13-14 : 13 and there came a voice unto him: `Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.' 14 And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'
  • 1 Cor 10:27-28 : 27 and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience; 28 and if any one may say to you, `This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed `it', and of the conscience, for the Lord's `is' the earth and its fulness:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 3 Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

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    3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

    4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

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    36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

    37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

    15 Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

  • 8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.

  • 3 Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

  • 3 Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.

  • 6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

  • 4 Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 17:3-4
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    3 Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

    4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

  • 11 Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

  • 4 Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

  • Prov 30:8-9
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    8 Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

    9 Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who `is' Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

  • 27 Incline not `to' the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

  • 4 My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

  • 1 Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

  • 10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

  • 9 Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

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    10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

    11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

  • 9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

  • 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

  • 5 The righteous doth beat me `in' kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer `is' about their vexations.

  • 1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

  • 15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

  • 30 Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.

  • 13 Also -- from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,

  • 30 Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?

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    4 For not a God desiring wickedness `art' Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.

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    18 Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

    19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

  • 4 Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called.

  • 101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

  • 2 Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

  • 17 Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

  • 1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

  • 133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.

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    23 Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,

    24 And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!

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    4 I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

    5 I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

  • 25 They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.'

  • 23 And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known, All their counsel against me `is' for death, Thou dost not cover over their iniquity, Nor their sin from before Thee blottest out, And they are made to stumble before Thee, In the time of Thine anger work against them!