Mouth

Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.

And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

…and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”

“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”

But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

…and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”

So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.

Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”

At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

…and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”

When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.

Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.

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.’

…and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.

…so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

…though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.

Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.

I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

…so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—

Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.

For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.

So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”

Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth!

His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.