88 Bible Verses about Lips

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.