שָׂפָה
sa.phah
1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
a. lip (as body part)
b. language
c. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
a. lip (as body part)
b. language
c. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
a. lip (as body part)
b. language
c. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
a. lip (as body part)
b. language
c. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
a. lip (as body part)
b. language
c. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 164 verses
- Proverbs 12:19 שְֽׂפַת־
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 12:22 שִׂפְתֵי־
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 13:3 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 14:3 וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 14:7 שִׂפְתֵי־
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:23 שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 15:7 שִׂפְתֵ֣י
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 16:10 שִׂפְתֵי־
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
- Proverbs 16:13 שִׂפְתֵי־
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
- Proverbs 16:21 שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:23 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- Proverbs 16:27 שְׂפָתָיו
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 16:30 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
- Proverbs 17:4 שְׂפַת־
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
- Proverbs 17:7 שְׂפַת־שְׂפַת־
Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
- Proverbs 17:28 שְׂפָתָ֣יו
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
- Proverbs 18:6 שִׂפְתֵ֣י
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 18:7 וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Proverbs 18:20 שְׂפָתָ֣יו
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:1 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Proverbs 20:15 שִׂפְתֵי־
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
- Proverbs 20:19 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 22:11 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
- Proverbs 22:18 שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
- Proverbs 23:16 שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ
My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
- Proverbs 24:2 שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
- Proverbs 24:26 שְׂפָתַ֥יִם
An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
- Proverbs 24:28 בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
- Proverbs 26:23 שְׂפָתַ֖יִם
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
- Proverbs 26:24 בִּשְׂפָתוֹ
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
- Proverbs 27:2 שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Song of Solomon 4:3 שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
- Song of Solomon 4:11 שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ
Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
- Song of Solomon 5:13 שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
- Song of Solomon 7:9 שִׂפְתֵ֥י
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
- Isaiah 6:5 שְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙שְׂפָתַ֔יִם
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 6:7 שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
- Isaiah 11:4 שְׂפָתָ֖יו
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Isaiah 19:18 שְׂפַ֣ת
In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
- Isaiah 28:11 שָׂפָ֔ה
Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
- Isaiah 29:13 וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
- Isaiah 30:27 שְׂפָתָיו֙
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
- Isaiah 33:19 שָׂפָה֙
You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
- Isaiah 36:5 שְׂפָתַ֔יִם
You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
- Isaiah 37:29 בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
- Isaiah 57:19 שְׂפָתָ֑יִם
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
- Isaiah 59:3 שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
- Jeremiah 17:16 שְׂפָתַ֔י
But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
- Lamentations 3:62 שִׂפְתֵ֤י
the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.