Simple verse list for PSA 141:4

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t let my heart bend toward any evil thing ⇔ ≈ or participate in sinful activities ⇔ with men who behave wickedly. ⇔ May I not eat any of their delicacies.

OET-LV Do _not incline heart _of_my to_anything evil to_practice practices in_wickedness with people who_do _of (of)_wickedness and_not I _will _eat in_delicacies _of_their.

ULT Do not turn my heart toward an evil thing ⇔ to wantonly act in activities in wickedness ⇔ with men, doers of evil. ⇔ And may I not dine on their delicacies.

UST Prevent me from wanting to do anything that is wrong ⇔ and from joining with wicked men when they want to do evil deeds. ⇔ Do not even allow me to share in eating their delightful food!

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB Incline not my heart to an evil matter, ⇔ to busy myself in deeds of wickedness, ⇔ in company with workers of evil: ⇔ never may I partake of their dainties.

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, ⇔ to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. ⇔ Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

NET Do not let me have evil desires, ⇔ or participate in sinful activities ⇔ with men who behave wickedly. ⇔ I will not eat their delicacies.

LSV Do not incline my heart to an evil thing, To habitually do actions in wickedness, Working iniquity with men, Indeed, I do not eat of their pleasant things.

FBV Don't let me think about evil things or take part in doing anything wrong with wicked people. I won't join in eating fancy food at their feasts.[fn]

T4T Prevent me from wanting to do anything that is wrong, ⇔ and from joining with wicked men when they want to do evil deeds [DOU]. ⇔ Do not even allow me to share in eating delightful food with them!

LEB • Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, • to practice wicked deeds • with men who do iniquity; • and do not let me eat of their delicacies.

BBE Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

Moff (PSA 141:4a) may I have no mind to evil, ⇔ to take part in godless doings.

Moff (PSA 141:4b) But as for evildoers, never would I taste their feasts, ⇔ never would I be their guest.

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA (PSA 140:4) 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.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

SLT Thou wilt not incline my heart to an evil word, to work works in injustice with men doing iniquity: and I will not eat upon their dainties.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-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.

KJB-1611 Incline not my heart to any euill thing, to practise wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let mee not eate of their dainties.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Inclyne not myne heart to any euyll thyng, wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.
(Incline not mine heart to any evil thing, whereby I might commit any ungodly act with men that be workers of iniquity: and let me not eat of their delicates.)

Gnva Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.
(Incline not mine heart to evil, that I should commit wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their delicates.)

Cvdl O let not myne hert be enclyned to eny euell thige, to be mynded as the vngodly or wicked men, lest I eate of soch thinges as please the
(Oh let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing, to be minded as the ungodly or wicked men, lest I eat of such things as please the)

Wycl (PSA 140:4) Bowe thou not myn herte in to wordis of malice; to excuse excusingis in synne. With men worchinge wickidnesse; and Y schal not comyne with the chosun men of hem.
(Bow thou/you not mine heart in to words of malice; to excuse excuses in sin. With men working wickedness; and I shall not common with the chosen men of hem.)

Luth Neige mein Herz nicht auf etwas Böses, ein gottlos Wesen zu führen mit den Übeltätern, daß ich nicht esse von dem, das ihnen geliebt.
(Lean my heart not on/in/to something evil(n), a godless beings to/for lead with the evildoers, that I not eat from to_him, the to_them loved.)

ClVg (PSA 140:4) Non declines cor meum in verba malitiæ, ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis; cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem, et non communicabo cum electis eorum.[fn]
(Not/No declines heart mine in/into/on words of_malice, to to_be_excused excuses in/into/on sins; when/with to_humans working_people iniquity, and not/no I_will_communicate when/with chosen_(ones) their.)

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

BrLXX (PSA 140:4) Μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς λόγους πονηρίας, τοῦ προφασίζεσθαι προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις, σὺν ἀνθρώποις ἐργαζομένοις τὴν ἀνομίαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνδοιάσω μετὰ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτῶν.

BrTr (PSA 140:4) Incline not my heart to evil things, to [fn]employ pretexts [fn]for sins, with men who work iniquity: and [fn]let me not unite with their choice ones.