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What does "Lips" mean in the Bible?

This word has various peculiar significations in the Scriptures. Lips appears in 97 verses across 17 books of the Bible.

What does the Bible say about Lips?

LIPS. This word has various peculiar significations in the Scriptures. Unclean lips, Isa 6:5, are lips polluted by sinful words; calves of our lips, Hos 14:2, sacrifices of praise; burning lips, Prov 26:23, lips through which the expressions of malice, envy, and other malignant passions are continually passing. Acts 9:1, or, as it is oftener interpreted, burning with false professions of piety and friendship. Covering the lips, Eze 24:22, or chin with the outer garment was a token of mourning. The word occurs, besides, in a great number of metaphorical expressions easy to understand.

Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

What is the Hebrew word for Lips?

Hebrew · H8193

שָׂפָה

sa.phah

lips

TBESH, STEPBible, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Where does Lips appear in the Bible?

Lips is referenced in 97 verses across 17 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Proverbs 38Psalms 26Job 9Isaiah 8Song of Songs 3Malachi 21 Samuel 1Daniel 1Deuteronomy 1Ecclesiastes 1Ezekiel 1Habakkuk 1

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What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Lips.

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Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Lips?

Lips appears in 97 verses across 17 books, most often in Proverbs, which accounts for 38 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Lips?

Proverbs, Psalms, Job, Isaiah, Song of Songs, Malachi, 1 Samuel, Daniel, and 9 more.

Where can I read every verse about Lips?

This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 97, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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