Proverbia 120:3

Nova Vulgata

Quid detur tibi aut quid apponatur tibi, lingua dolosa?

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Non det in commotionem pedem tuum, neque dormitet qui custodit te.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Non det in commotionem pedem tuum,
neque dormitet qui custodit te.

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.