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Lips as part of the human body

As a vehicle of speech

1 Samuel 1:13; Job 15:6; Job 33:3

As a means of eating and drinking

Songs 7:9; Daniel 10:3; Joel 1:5; John 19:29

As an object of beauty

Songs 4:3,11; Songs 5:13

Lips attributed to God

Job 11:5 See also Job 23:12; Psalm 17:4; Psalm 89:34; Isaiah 30:27

Lips associated with various kinds of speech

Praising lips

Psalm 34:1 See also Psalm 51:15; Psalm 63:3,5; Psalm 119:171; Isaiah 57:19; Matthew 21:16; Psalm 8:2; Hebrews 13:15

Praying lips

Psalm 21:2 See also Job 13:6; Psalm 17:1

Lips that speak God's word

Acts 15:7 See also Exodus 13:9; Luke 4:22

Lips that speak promises and vows

Psalm 66:14 See also Numbers 30:6,12; Deuteronomy 23:23

Lips that give testimony

Psalm 40:9; Psalm 119:13; Luke 22:71

Encouraging lips

Job 16:5; Proverbs 10:21

Lips expressing different moods

Joyful lips

Job 8:21; Psalm 71:23

Lips that express hesitancy

Exodus 6:12,30

Apprehensive lips

Habakkuk 3:16

Lips that speak rashly

Psalm 106:33

Lips associated with wrong values

Perverse and sinful lips

Job 6:30 See also Psalm 59:12; Psalm 140:9; Proverbs 4:24; Proverbs 16:30; Proverbs 19:1; Isaiah 6:5

Lips can tempt into sin

Proverbs 5:3 See also Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 18:6-7

Deceitful lips

Proverbs 24:28 See also Psalm 31:18; Psalm 34:13; Psalm 120:2; Proverbs 10:18; Isaiah 59:3

Flattering lips

Psalm 12:2-3

Hypocritical lips

Psalm 50:16; Proverbs 26:23-24; Jeremiah 12:2; Matthew 15:8 pp Mark 7:6; Isaiah 29:13

Lips associated with positive values

Lips that speak truth

Proverbs 12:19 See also Proverbs 8:6-7; Proverbs 16:13; Proverbs 23:16; Jeremiah 17:16; Malachi 2:6-7

Lips that speak wisdom

Proverbs 10:32 See also Psalm 40:9; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 15:7; Proverbs 20:15; Proverbs 22:17-18

Wise lips are profitable

Proverbs 12:14 See also Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 18:20

Foolish lips are disastrous

Ecclesiastes 10:12 See also Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 18:7

Lips must be watched over by God

People must guard their own lips

Psalm 141:3 See also Exodus 23:13; Proverbs 13:3; 1 Peter 3:10; Psalm 34:12

Lips must be purified

Isaiah 6:7 See also Hosea 2:17; Zephaniah 3:9; Colossians 3:8

Lips need God's touch

Psalm 45:2; Daniel 10:16

See also

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