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Psalms 120:3

120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? done: Heb. added

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What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?

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

What shall be given to you? or what shall be done to you, you false tongue?

120:4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper

What does Psalms 120:3 mean?

Psalms 120:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), יָסַף (yâçaph), רְמִיָּה (rᵉmîyâh).

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What
shall
be
givenנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
unto
thee?
or
what
shall
be
doneיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
unto
thee,
thou
falseרְמִיָּהrᵉmîyâh/rem-ee-yaw'/H7423remissness, treachery
tongue?לָשׁוֹןlâshôwn/law-shone'/H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
What
shall
be
given:
or,
What
shall
the
deceitful
tongue
give
unto
thee?
or,
what
shall
is
profit
thee?
done:
Heb.
added

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 120:3.

Genesis 4:12

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Job 27:4

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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What does Psalms 120:3 say?

Psalms 120:3 (King James Version) reads: "What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? done: Heb. added"

Is Psalms 120:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 120:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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