Psalm 141:4 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) My heart incline thou not unto the ills I should abhor, To practise wicked works with men that work iniquity; And with their delicates my taste let me not satisfy. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Incline my heart not to submit or consent to any evil thing or to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Don’t let my heart turn aside to evil things so that I don’t do wicked things with evildoers, so I don’t taste their delicacies. Catholic Public Domain Version Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When my spirit failed me, then thou newest my paths. In this way wherein I walked, they have hidden a snare for me. |
With ill men draw me not away that work iniquity; That speak peace to their friends, while in their hearts doth mischief lie.