88 Bible Verses about Lips

Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk.

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

My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.

I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.

A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.

But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.

As for the actions of people -- just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.

I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

Look, the name of the Lord comes from a distant place in raging anger and awesome splendor. He speaks angrily and his word is like destructive fire.

Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.

O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby," says the Lord, "and I will heal them.

and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself'?"

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

You grant him his heart's desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

"Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.

All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

"And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering.

I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.

With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

Then they said, "Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"

But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with gladness.

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!

But Moses replied to the Lord, "If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?"

I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly.

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies."

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart. The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right. For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin. For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

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

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction. For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

From the fruit of a person's mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.

In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

"Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods -- do not let them be heard on your lips.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

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

Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

He touched my mouth with it and said, "Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven."

For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!"