Thematic Bible: The upper lip


Thematic Bible



Sigh and groan in silence; do not mourn for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of [mourners furnished by other] men.” Verse ConceptsCustomFeetBereavement, Expression OfHead coveringCovering The MouthSandalsTraditionsVeilsDressShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearFacial HairSilenceEating Forbidden Food

“As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall be uncovered (disheveled), and he shall cover his mustache and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthPurity, Nature OfVeilsQuarantiningCovering HeadsFacial Hair

You will do as I [Ezekiel] have done; you shall not cover your mustache nor eat the bread of [mourning brought to you by other] men. Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthFacial HairImitating OthersEating Forbidden Food


The seers shall be ashamed
And the diviners discredited and embarrassed;
Indeed, they shall all cover their mouths [in shame]
Because there is no answer from God.
Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthSeersVeilsOccultismGod Not AnsweringShame Will ComeDisappointmentwitchesOccult Being Powerless Before God