'Lips' in the Bible

Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty in one of these.

“However, if she should marry while under her vows or the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself,

But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and the Lord will forgive her.

But if her husband indeed annuls them on the day he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning the obligation of herself shall not stand; her husband has annulled them, and the Lord will forgive her.

You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised.

“Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.

Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants); for I know their intent which they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.”

As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.

‘Because of your raging against Me,And because your arrogance has come up to My ears,Therefore I will put My hook in your nose,And My bridle in your lips,And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

“He will yet fill your mouth with laughterAnd your lips with shouting.

“But would that God might speak,And open His lips against you,

“Please hear my argumentAnd listen to the contentions of my lips.

“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;And your own lips testify against you.

“I could strengthen you with my mouth,And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.

“I have not departed from the command of His lips;I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

“Let me speak that I may get relief;Let me open my lips and answer.

“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

They speak falsehood to one another;With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,The tongue that speaks great things;

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

A Prayer of David.Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lipsI have kept from the paths of the violent.

You have given him his heart’s desire,And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

Let the lying lips be mute,Which speak arrogantly against the righteousWith pride and contempt.

Keep your tongue from evilAnd your lips from speaking deceit.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;Behold, I will not restrain my lips,O Lord, You know.

You are fairer than the sons of men;Grace is poured upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever.

O Lord, open my lips,That my mouth may declare Your praise.

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;Swords are in their lips,For, they say, “Who hears?”

On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,Let them even be caught in their pride,And on account of curses and lies which they utter.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,My lips will praise You.

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

Which my lips utteredAnd my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;And my soul, which You have redeemed.

“My covenant I will not violate,Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,He spoke rashly with his lips.

With my lips I have told ofAll the ordinances of Your mouth.

Let my lips utter praise,For You teach me Your statutes.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,From a deceitful tongue.

They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

“As for the head of those who surround me,May the mischief of their lips cover them.

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Put away from you a deceitful mouthAnd put devious speech far from you.

That you may observe discretionAnd your lips may reserve knowledge.

For the lips of an adulteress drip honeyAnd smoother than oil is her speech;

With her many persuasions she entices him;With her flattering lips she seduces him.

“Listen, for I will speak noble things;And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

“For my mouth will utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

He who conceals hatred has lying lips,And he who spreads slander is a fool.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,But he who restrains his lips is wise.

The lips of the righteous feed many,But fools die for lack of understanding.

The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable,But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Truthful lips will be established forever,But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,But the lips of the wise will protect them.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,But the hearts of fools are not so.

A divine decision is in the lips of the king;His mouth should not err in judgment.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,And he who speaks right is loved.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouthAnd adds persuasiveness to his lips.

He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

An evildoer listens to wicked lips;A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

A fool’s lips bring strife,And his mouth calls for blows.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,And his lips are the snare of his soul.

With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied;He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,That they may be ready on your lips.

And my inmost being will rejoiceWhen your lips speak what is right.

For their minds devise violence,And their lips talk of trouble.

He kisses the lipsWho gives a right answer.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,And do not deceive with your lips.

Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver drossAre burning lips and a wicked heart.

He who hates disguises it with his lips,But he lays up deceit in his heart.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;A stranger, and not your own lips.

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

“Your lips are like a scarlet thread,And your mouth is lovely.Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.

“Your lips, my bride, drip honey;Honey and milk are under your tongue,And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,Banks of sweet-scented herbs;His lips are liliesDripping with liquid myrrh.

And your mouth like the best wine!” “It goes down smoothly for my beloved,Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

Then I said,“Woe is me, for I am ruined!Because I am a man of unclean lips,And I live among a people of unclean lips;For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”

He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Indeed, He will speak to this peopleThrough stammering lips and a foreign tongue,

Behold, the name of the Lord comes from a remote place;Burning is His anger and dense is His smoke;His lips are filled with indignationAnd His tongue is like a consuming fire;

“Because of your raging against MeAnd because your arrogance has come up to My ears,Therefore I will put My hook in your noseAnd My bridle in your lips,And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

Creating the praise of the lips.Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”Says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”

For your hands are defiled with bloodAnd your fingers with iniquity;Your lips have spoken falsehood,Your tongue mutters wickedness.

You have planted them, they have also taken root;They grow, they have even produced fruit.You are near to their lipsBut far from their mind.

But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,Nor have I longed for the woeful day;You Yourself know that the utterance of my lipsWas in Your presence.

The lips of my assailants and their whisperingAre against me all day long.

As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,

And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Put the trumpet to your lips!Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,Because they have transgressed My covenantAnd rebelled against My law.