Psalms 120:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 27:8 : 8 For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
Matt 16:26 : 26 For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 120:2
82%
2Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue.
Ps 52:2-5
4 verses
77%
2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. {H5542}
4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. {H5542}
Ps 50:19
77%
19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
Ps 120:4
75%
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
Ps 12:2-3
2 verses
75%
2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
Ps 109:2
75%
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
Ps 140:3
74%
3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. {H5542}
Isa 57:4
73%
4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
Ps 34:13
73%
13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Prov 26:28
73%
28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Ps 31:18
73%
18Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Prov 17:4
73%
4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Ps 10:7
73%
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Ps 59:12
73%
12[ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
Ps 144:8
72%
8Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Ps 5:9
72%
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.
Prov 12:19
72%
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Job 11:3
72%
3Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 15:5
72%
5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Ps 140:9
72%
9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Jer 9:8
72%
8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
Job 13:7
72%
7Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?
Rom 3:13-14
2 verses
72%
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Ps 64:3
71%
3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Ps 5:6
71%
6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Prov 10:31
71%
31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Ps 109:20
71%
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Prov 21:6
71%
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Jer 9:3
71%
3And they bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
Mic 6:12
71%
12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Ps 62:3
70%
3How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Prov 25:18
70%
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Jas 3:6
70%
6And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members {G3779} is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Job 6:30
70%
30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
Prov 19:9
70%
9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Job 15:13
70%
13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
Job 27:4
70%
4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Ps 27:12
70%
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
Ps 36:3
70%
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Prov 12:17
70%
17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
Ps 139:20
70%
20For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.
Prov 15:4
69%
4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Ps 144:11
69%
11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of {H5236} aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Prov 12:22
69%
22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
Job 36:17
69%
17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].