Psalms 120:3

King James Version

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?

Update Bible Version
What shall be given to you, and what shall be done more to you, You deceitful tongue?

New Century Version
You who plan evil, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?

New English Translation
How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

Webster's Bible Translation
What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?

World English Bible
What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, You deceitful tongue?

Amplified Bible
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?—

English Standard Version
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
What schal be youun to thee, ether what schal be leid to thee; to a gileful tunge?

English Revised Version
What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

Berean Standard Bible
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

Contemporary English Version
What punishment is fitting for you deceitful liars?

American Standard Version
What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

Bible in Basic English
What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?

Complete Jewish Bible
What has he in store for you, deceitful tongue? What more will he do to you?

Darby Translation
What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

Easy-to-Read Version
Liars, do you know what the Lord has for you? Do you know what you will get?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

King James Version (1611)
What shall be giuen vnto thee? or what shalbe done vnto thee, thou false tongue?

New Life Bible
What will be given to you and what more will be done to you, you false tongue?

New Revised Standard
What shall be given to you? And what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

Geneva Bible (1587)
What doeth thy deceitfull tongue bring vnto thee? or what doeth it auaile thee?

George Lamsa Translation
What shall be given to you? or what shall be added to you, you deceitful tongues?

Good News Translation
You liars, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(119-3) What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue?

Revised Standard Version
What shall be given to you? And what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
What doth a deceiptfull tongue vnto thee? what good bryngeth it thee?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for thy crafty tongue?

Christian Standard Bible®
What will he give you,and what will he do to you,you deceitful tongue?

Hebrew Names Version
What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, You deceitful tongue?

Lexham English Bible
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, deceitful tongue?

Literal Translation
What shall be given to you, or what shall one add to you, O deceitful tongue?

Young's Literal Translation
What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
What rewarde shalbe geuen or done vnto the, thou false tonge?

THE MESSAGE
Do you know what's next, can you see what's coming, all you barefaced liars? Pointed arrows and burning coals will be your reward.

New American Standard Bible
What will He give to you, and what more will He do to you, You deceitful tongue?

New King James Version
What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?

Legacy Standard Bible
What shall He give to you, and what shall He add to you,O deceitful tongue?

Contextual Overview

¹ In my distress I cried unto the Lord , and he heard me. ² Deliver my soul, O Lord , from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. ³ What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? ⁴ Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What shall: etc. or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee, or, What shall it profit thee, Job 27:8, Matthew 16:26, Romans 6:21

done: Heb. added

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:1 - Jacob Genesis 39:14 - an Hebrew Exodus 23:1 - shalt not Judges 9:20 - let fire come out Nehemiah 6:10 - Let us meet Job 15:5 - thou choosest Psalms 18:13 - coals Psalms 59:12 - For the Psalms 109:2 - with Proverbs 6:17 - lying Proverbs 10:31 - the froward Proverbs 19:5 - false Proverbs 25:18 - General Isaiah 3:11 - given him Jeremiah 9:8 - tongue Jeremiah 23:36 - for every

Gill's Notes on the Bible

What shall be given unto thee?.... Or, "what shall [it] give unto thee?" s That is, what shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee, O my soul? or to thee, to anyone that hears and reads this psalm? It is capable of giving thee a deal of trouble, of doing thee a deal of mischief; and of injuring thy character, and hurting thy peace and comfort, if permitted;

or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? or, "what shall the false tongue add unto thee?" t it shall increase thy sorrows and distress: or rather, what gain, profit, and advantage, shall the deceitful tongue get to itself by its lies and deceit? none at all; it may do harm to others, but gets no good to itself; see Isaiah 28:15; Or, "what shall he (God) give unto thee?" u or, "what shall he add unto thee, thou false tongue?" so Jarchi. What punishment will not he inflict upon thee, who hates lying lips? what plagues will not he add unto thee, who knows all the deceit that is in thee, and spoken by thee? The answer is as follows:

s מה יתן לך "quid dabit tibi", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Gejerus; so Junius Tremellius, Piscator. t ומה יסיף לך "et quid addet tibi", Montanus, Castalio so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius. u "Quid inferat tibi (Deus) aut quem rem adhibeat tibi, O lingua dolosa?" Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What shall be given unto thee? - Margin, “What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee;” or, “what shall it profit thee?” Luther, “What can the false tongue do?” Others render this, “How will God punish thee?” Others, “What will he (God) give to thee?” That is, What recompence can you expect from God for these malignant calumnies? A literal translation of this verse would be, “What shall the tongue of deceit give to thee, and what shall it add to thee?” - referring to the offender himself. The essential idea is, What will be the result of such conduct? What must be expected to follow from it? That is, either

(a) from the unprofitableness of such a course; or

(b) from the natural consequences to one’s reputation and happiness; or

(c) from the judgment of God.

The answer to these questions is found in Psalms 120:4.

Or what shall be done unto thee? - Margin, as in Hebrew, “added.” What must be the consequence of this? what will follow?

Thou false tongue - This may be either an address to the tongue itself, or, as above, the word “tongue” may be used as the nominative to the verbs in the sentence. The sense is not materially affected either way.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 120:3. What shall be given unto thee? — Thou art worthy of the heaviest punishments.