88 Bible Verses about Lips

Hannah was praying silently, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk

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

My words come from my upright heart,
and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;
wail, all you wine drinkers,
because of the sweet wine,
for it has been taken from your mouth.

A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it up to His mouth.

But if only God would speak
and declare His case against you,

I have not departed from the commands of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
more than my daily food.

Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

I will not violate My covenant
or change what My lips have said.

Look, Yahweh comes from far away,
His anger burning and heavy with smoke.
His lips are full of fury,
and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed.I will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.

Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.

My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.

My lips pour out praise,
for You teach me Your statutes.

creating words of praise.”
The Lord says,
“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,
and I will heal him.

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?”

“Yes,” Jesus told them. “Have you never read:

You have prepared praise
from the mouths of children and nursing infants?”

Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold
from the mouths of children and nursing infants
to silence the enemy and the avenger.

Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.

You have given him his heart’s desire
and have not denied the request of his lips.Selah

Hear now my argument,
and listen to my defense.

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: “Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.

Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.

They were all speaking well of Him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from His mouth, yet they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

that my lips promised
and my mouth spoke during my distress.

“If a woman marries while her vows or the rash commitment she herself made are binding,

Be careful to do whatever comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed what you promised to the Lord your God.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed—
as You know, Lord.

With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.

“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”

Instead, I would encourage you with my mouth,
and the consolation from my lips would bring relief.

The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with a shout of joy.

My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to You
because You have redeemed me.

But Moses said in the Lord’s presence: “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?”

I heard, and I trembled within;
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.

for they embittered his spirit,
and he spoke rashly with his lips.

Is there injustice on my tongue
or can my palate not taste disaster?

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For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.

When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are smoother than oil,

Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating. A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.

Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.

Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.

“Lord, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.

They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?

Smooth lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.

You planted them, and they have taken root.
They have grown and produced fruit.
You are ever on their lips,
but far from their conscience.

These people honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.

He answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

These people honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.

The Lord said:

Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—

Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue, only a moment.

Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.
For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

My innermost being will cheer
when your lips say what is right.

But I have not run away from being Your shepherd,
and I have not longed for the fatal day.
You know my words were spoken in Your presence.

True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

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Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

There is gold and a multitude of jewels,
but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
and apply your mind to my knowledge.
For it is pleasing if you keep them within you
and if they are constantly on your lips.

A man will be satisfied with good
by the words of his mouth,
and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.

From the words of his mouth,
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,
but the lips of the wise protect them.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

“Pay strict attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

For the one who wants to love life
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,

Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

He touched my mouth with it and said:

Now that this has touched your lips,
your wickedness is removed
and your sin is atoned for.

For I will remove the names of the Baals
from her mouth;
they will no longer be remembered by their names.