In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.
He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech [is] comely: thy temples [are] like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb: honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon.
His cheeks [are] as a bed of spices, [as] sweet flowers: his lips [like] lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth [down] sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning [with] his anger, and the burden [thereof is] heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
As for me, I have not hastened from [being] a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was [right] before thee.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made [you] desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and [are] an infamy of the people:
And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God.
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:
In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: