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Lips as part of the human body

As a vehicle of speech 1Sa 1:13; Job 15:6; Job 33:3

As a means of eating and drinking SS 7:9; Da 10:3; Joel 1:5; Jn 19:29

As an object of beauty SS 4:3,11; SS 5:13

Lips attributed to God

Job 11:5 See also Job 23:12; Ps 17:4; Ps 89:34; Isa 30:27

Lips associated with various kinds of speech

Praising lips Ps 34:1 See also Ps 51:15; Ps 63:3,5; Ps 119:171; Isa 57:19; Mt 21:16; Ps 8:2; Heb 13:15

Praying lips Ps 21:2 See also Job 13:6; Ps 17:1

Lips that speak God’s word Ac 15:7 See also Ex 13:9; Lk 4:22

Lips that speak promises and vows Ps 66:14 See also Nu 30:6,12; Dt 23:23

Lips that give testimony Ps 40:9; Ps 119:13; Lk 22:71

Encouraging lips Job 16:5; Pr 10:21

Lips expressing different moods

Joyful lips Job 8:21; Ps 71:23

Lips that express hesitancy Ex 6:12,30

Apprehensive lips Hab 3:16

Lips that speak rashly Ps 106:33

Lips associated with wrong values

Perverse and sinful lips Job 6:30 See also Ps 59:12; Ps 140:9; Pr 4:24; Pr 16:30; Pr 19:1; Isa 6:5

Lips can tempt into sin Pr 5:3 See also Pr 14:7; Pr 17:4; Pr 18:6-7

Deceitful lips Pr 24:28 See also Ps 31:18; Ps 34:13; Ps 120:2; Pr 10:18; Isa 59:3

Flattering lips Ps 12:2-3

Hypocritical lips Ps 50:16; Pr 26:23-24; Jer 12:2; Mt 15:8 pp Mk 7:6; Isa 29:13

Lips associated with positive values

Lips that speak truth Pr 12:19 See also Pr 8:6-7; Pr 16:13; Pr 23:16; Jer 17:16; Mal 2:6-7

Lips that speak wisdom Pr 10:32 See also Ps 40:9; Pr 10:13; Pr 15:7; Pr 20:15; Pr 22:17-18

Wise lips are profitable

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

Foolish lips are disastrous

Ecc 10:12 See also Pr 14:3; Pr 18:7

Lips must be watched over by God

People must guard their own lips Ps 141:3 See also Ex 23:13; Pr 13:3; 1Pe 3:10; Ps 34:12

Lips must be purified Isa 6:7 See also Hos 2:17; Zep 3:9; Col 3:8

Lips need God’s touch Ps 45:2; Da 10:16

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