Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 141 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament of David praying that his prayer rise like incense and his lifted hands like an evening sacrifice. He asks that his mouth and lips be guarded and his heart not inclined to evil. He would rather be reproved …
Other Translations
Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
The righteous doth beat me <FI>in<Fi> kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer <FI>is<Fi> about their vexations.
Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
Cross References
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That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed …
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Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage …
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast …
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.