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60 Proverbs about Lips



1. A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return.. Jewish Proverb. A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return.
Jewish Proverb

2. If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.. African Proverb. If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.
African Proverb

3. Loose lips sink ships.. American Proverb. Loose lips sink ships.
American Proverb

4. Donkey's lips don't fit onto a horse's mouth.. Chinese Proverb. Donkey's lips don't fit onto a horse's mouth.
Chinese Proverb

5. A fool's heart dances on his lips.. French Proverb. A fool's heart dances on his lips.
French Proverb

6. Who lends his lips to nought but blame, has in his heart no love of fame.. German Proverb. Who lends his lips to nought but blame, has in his heart no love of fame.
German Proverb

7. Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth.. Irish Proverb. Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth.
Irish Proverb

8. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.. Italian Proverb. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Italian Proverb

9. Like lips, like lettuce.. Italian Proverb. Like lips, like lettuce.
Italian Proverb

10. The poison of asps is under their lips.. Italian Proverb. The poison of asps is under their lips.
Italian Proverb

11. He moistens the lips, but leaves the palate dry.. Latin Proverb. He moistens the lips, but leaves the palate dry.
Latin Proverb

12. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.. Yoruba Proverb. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.
Yoruba Proverb

13. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.. Yoruba Proverb. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.
Yoruba Proverb

14. He that has no money in his purse, should have fair words on his lips.. Danish Proverb. He that has no money in his purse, should have fair words on his lips.
Danish Proverb

15. He has the Bible on his lips, but not in his heart.. Dutch Proverb. He has the Bible on his lips, but not in his heart.
Dutch Proverb

16. What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.. Latin Proverb. What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.
Latin Proverb

17. What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.. Danish Proverb. What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.
Danish Proverb

18. The strength of the elderly is in the ears and on the lips.. African Proverb. The strength of the elderly is in the ears and on the lips.
African Proverb

19. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.. Beninese Proverb. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.
Beninese Proverb

20. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.. Beninese Proverb. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.
Beninese Proverb

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