36 occurrences

'Lips' in the Bible

That you may observe discretionAnd your lips may reserve knowledge.

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

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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שׂפם 
Sapham 
Usage: 5

שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

χεῖλος 
Cheilos 
Usage: 5

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