שָׂפָה

Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips.

All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips.

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.