88 Bible Verses about Lips

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1 Samuel 1:13

Hannah was speaking in her heart (mind); only her lips were moving, and her voice was not heard, so Eli thought she was drunk.

Job 15:6


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

Job 33:3


“My words will express the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.

Daniel 10:3

I ate no tasty food, nor did any meat or wine enter my mouth; and I did not anoint (refresh, groom) myself at all for the full three weeks.

Joel 1:5


Awake [from your intoxication], you drunkards, and weep;
Wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the [fresh] sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.

John 19:29

A jar full of sour wine was placed there; so they put a sponge soaked in the sour wine on [a branch of] hyssop and held it to His mouth.

Job 11:5


“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,

Psalm 17:4


Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept away from the paths of the violent.

Isaiah 30:27


Now look, the name of the Lord comes from far away,
Burning with His anger, and heavy with smoke;
His lips are full of indignation,
And His tongue is like a consuming fire.

Isaiah 57:19


As I create the praise of his lips,
Peace, peace, to him who is far away [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near!”
Says the Lord;
“And I will heal him [making his lips blossom anew with thankful praise].”

Matthew 21:16

and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus replied to them, “Yes; have you never read [in the Scripture], ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared and provided praise for Yourself’?”

Psalm 21:2


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

Job 13:6


“Please hear my argument
And listen to the pleadings of my lips.

Psalm 17:1

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O Lord; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;
Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

Acts 15:7

After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

Exodus 13:9

It shall serve as a sign to you on your hand (arm), and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the instruction (law) of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a strong and powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.

Luke 4:22

And [as He continued on] they all were speaking well of Him, and were in awe and were wondering about the words of grace which were coming from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Psalm 66:14


Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke as a promise when I was in distress.

Numbers 30:6

“But if she marries while under her vows or if she has bound herself by a rash statement,

Deuteronomy 23:23

You shall be careful to perform that [vow] which passes your lips, just as you have made a voluntary vow to the Lord your God, just as you have promised with your own words (mouth).

Psalm 40:9


I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness],
As You know, O Lord.

Psalm 119:13


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

Luke 22:71

Then they asked, “What further need of testimony do we have? For we ourselves have heard it from His own mouth.”

Job 16:5


“[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth,
And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.

Proverbs 10:21


The lips of the righteous feed and guide many,
But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.

Job 8:21


“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].

Psalm 71:23


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

Exodus 6:12

But Moses said to the Lord, “Look, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; so how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled and inept in speech?”

Habakkuk 3:16


I heard and my whole inner self trembled;
My lips quivered at the sound.
Decay and rottenness enter my bones,
And I tremble in my place.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.

Psalm 106:33


Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.

Job 6:30


“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?

Psalm 59:12


For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
Let them even be trapped in their pride,
And on account of the curses and lies which they tell.

Psalm 140:9


“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.

Proverbs 16:30


He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things;
And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 5:3


For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]
And her speech is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 14:7


Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool,
For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.

Proverbs 17:4


An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.

Proverbs 18:6-7


A fool’s lips bring contention and strife,
And his mouth invites a beating.

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

Proverbs 24:28


Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].

Psalm 31:18


Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous
With pride and contempt.

Psalm 120:2


Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

Isaiah 59:3


For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing];
Your lips have spoken lies,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.

Psalm 12:2-3


They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

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

Psalm 50:16


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

Proverbs 26:23-24


Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.

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

Jeremiah 12:2


You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are honored by their [hypocritical] lips
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.

Mark 7:6

He replied, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), as it is written [in Scripture],

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

Proverbs 12:19


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

Proverbs 8:6-7


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

“For my mouth will utter truth,
And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.

Proverbs 16:13


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

Proverbs 23:16


Yes, my heart will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.

Jeremiah 17:16


But as for me, I have not tried to escape from being a shepherd [walking] after You,
Nor have I longed for the woeful day [of judgment];
You know that, whatever I said
Was [spoken] in Your presence and was from You.

Malachi 2:6-7

True instruction was in Levi’s mouth and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from wickedness. For the lips of the priest should guard and preserve knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Proverbs 10:32


The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).

Proverbs 10:13


On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.

Proverbs 15:7


The lips of the wise spread knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain];
But the hearts of [shortsighted] fools are not so.

Proverbs 20:15


There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

Proverbs 22:17-18


Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles];
Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].

Proverbs 12:14


A man will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,
And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him [as a harvest].

Proverbs 13:2


From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Proverbs 18:20


A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

Proverbs 14:3


In the mouth of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God] is a rod for his back,
But the lips of the wise [when they speak with godly wisdom] will protect them.

Exodus 23:13

Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; do not mention the name of other gods [either in a blessing or in a curse]; do not let such speech be heard [coming] from your mouth.

Isaiah 6:7

He touched my mouth with it and said, “Listen carefully, this has touched your lips; your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing] is taken away and your sin atoned for and forgiven.”

Hosea 2:17


“For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
So that they will no longer be mentioned or remembered by their names.

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