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lips

Meaning of “lips”

Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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119 occurrences118 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 6:12

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Psalms 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 12:2 · retained source text

They speake vanitie euery one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speake.

1611 marginal noteHebr. an heart, and an heart.

Psalms 12:3
The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 12:3 · retained source text

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

1611 marginal noteHebr. great things.

Psalms 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 12:4 · retained source text

Who haue said, with our tongue wil we preuaile, our lips are our owne: who is LORD ouer vs?

1611 marginal noteHebr. are with vs.

Psalms 16:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 16:4 · retained source text

Their sorrowes shalbe multiplied, that hasten after another God: their drinke offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take vp their names into my lippes.

1611 marginal noteOr, giue gifts to another.

Psalms 17:1
HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 17:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare the right, O LORD, attend vnto my crie, giue eare vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of fained lips.

Psalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 17:4 · retained source text

Concerning the workes of men, by the word of thy lips, I haue kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

Psalms 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 21:2 · retained source text

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire; and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Psalms 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 31:18 · retained source text

Let the lying lippes be put to silence: which speake grieuous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a hard thing.

Psalms 34:13
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 34:13 · retained source text

Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lippes from speaking guile.

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