5164 lips
Dictionary of Bible Themes
1 Samuel 1:13

Lips as part of the human body

Job 15:6; 33:3

As a vehicle of speech

Songs 7:9
Daniel 10:3

As a means of eating and drinking

Joel 1:5
John 19:29
Songs 4:3,11; 5:13

As an object of beauty

Job 11:5

Lips attributed to God

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Job 23:12
Psalms 17:4; 89:34
Isaiah 30:27
Psalms 34:1

Lips associated with various kinds of speech

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Praising lips

Psalms 51:15; 63:3,5; 119:171
Isaiah 57:19
Matthew 21:16
Psalms 8:2
Hebrews 13:15
Psalms 21:2

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Praying lips

Job 13:6
Psalms 17:1
Acts 15:7

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Lips that speak God's word

Exodus 13:9
Luke 4:22
Psalms 66:14

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Lips that speak promises and vows

Numbers 30:6,12
Deuteronomy 23:23
Psalms 40:9; 119:13
Luke 22:71

Lips that give testimony

Job 16:5
Proverbs 10:21

Encouraging lips

Job 8:21

Lips expressing different moods

Psalms 71:23

Joyful lips

Exodus 6:12,30

Lips that express hesitancy

Habakkuk 3:16

Apprehensive lips

Psalms 106:33

Lips that speak rashly

Job 6:30

Lips associated with wrong values

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Perverse and sinful lips

Psalms 59:12; 140:9
Proverbs 4:24; 16:30; 19:1
Isaiah 6:5
Proverbs 5:3

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Lips can tempt into sin

Proverbs 14:7; 17:4; 18:6-7
Proverbs 24:28

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Deceitful lips

Psalms 31:18; 34:13; 120:2
Proverbs 10:18
Isaiah 59:3
Psalms 12:2-3

Flattering lips

Psalms 50:16
Proverbs 26:23-24

Hypocritical lips

Jeremiah 12:2
Matthew 15:8
Isaiah 29:13

pp Mk 7:6

Proverbs 12:19

Lips associated with positive values

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Lips that speak truth

Proverbs 8:6-7; 16:13; 23:16
Jeremiah 17:16
Malachi 2:6-7
Proverbs 10:32

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Lips that speak wisdom

Psalms 40:9
Proverbs 10:13; 15:7; 20:15; 22:17-18
Proverbs 12:14

Wise lips are profitable

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Proverbs 13:2; 18:20
Ecclesiastes 10:12

Foolish lips are disastrous

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Proverbs 14:3; 18:7
Psalms 141:3

Lips must be watched over by God

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People must guard their own lips

Exodus 23:13
Proverbs 13:3
1 Peter 3:10
Psalms 34:12
Isaiah 6:7

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Lips must be purified

Hosea 2:17
Zephaniah 3:9
Colossians 3:8
Psalms 45:2
Daniel 10:16

Lips need God's touch

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1210 God, human descriptions
1460 truth
5167 mouth
5193 tongue
5546 speech
5865 gestures
6145 deceit
6248 temptation
8361 wisdom
8767 hypocrisy
8776 lies
Dictionary of Bible Themes
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