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
Song of Solomon 7:9; Daniel 10:3; Joel 1:5; John 19:29
As an object of beauty
Song of Solomon 4:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:13
Lips attributed to God
Job 11:5 See also Job 23:12; Psalm 17:4, Psalm 89:34; Isaiah 30:27
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
Lips associated with various kinds of speech
Praising lips
Psalm 34:1 See also Psalm 51:15, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 63:5, Psalm 119:171; Isaiah 57:19; Matthew 21:16; Psalm 8:2; Hebrews 13:15
Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
Praying lips
Psalm 21:2 See also Job 13:6; Psalm 17:1
You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Lips that speak God's word
Acts 15:7 See also Exodus 13:9; Luke 4:22
After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
Lips that speak promises and vows
Psalm 66:14 See also Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:12; Deuteronomy 23:23
the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
Lips that give testimony
Psalm 40:9, Psalm 119:13; Luke 22:71
Encouraging lips
Lips expressing different moods
Joyful lips
Lips that express hesitancy
Apprehensive lips
Lips that speak rashly
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
Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?[’’]
Lips can tempt into sin
Proverbs 5:3 See also Proverbs 14:7, Proverbs 17:4, Proverbs 18:6–7
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
Deceitful lips
Proverbs 24:28 See also Psalm 31:18, Psalm 34:13, Psalm 120:2; Proverbs 10:18; Isaiah 59:3
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Flattering lips
Hypocritical lips
Psalm 50:16; Proverbs 26:23–24; Jeremiah 12:2; Matthew 15:8 parallel 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
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
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
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Wise lips are profitable
Proverbs 12:14 See also Proverbs 13:2, Proverbs 18:20
By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
Foolish lips are disastrous
Ecclesiastes 10:12 See also Proverbs 14:3, Proverbs 18:7
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Lips must be purified
Isaiah 6:7 See also Hosea 2:17; Zephaniah 3:9; Colossians 3:8
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
Lips need God's touch
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.