In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason for this is pretty obvious, but it also holds when people, for instance, remove a stone from the mouth of a well, which represents gaining access to spiritual ideas. The mouth is used for eating as well as speaking, of course. In those circumstances, it represents our first, most external perception of a new spiritual idea or desire. This also makes sense, mirroring the way tasting food in the mouth gives us an instant impression of the quality of the food.

2566. Quod ‘gregem et armentum’ significet quod locupletata sit bonis rationalibus et bonis naturalibus, constat a significatione ‘gregis et armenti’; ‘grex’ vocantur illi intra Ecclesiam qui vere rationales sunt, hoc est, interni homines; inde est quod per ‘gregem’ significentur quoque abstracte ipsa bona rationalia seu interna, de qua significatione ‘gregis’, videatur n. 343, 415, 1565; ‘armentum’ autem vocantur illi intra Ecclesiam qui naturales sunt, hoc est, externi homines; inde ¹ etiam per ‘armentum’ significantur quoque abstracte ipsa bona naturalia seu externa, de qua significatione ‘armenti’ videatur n. 2180; quod per ‘bestias’ talia significata sint, n. 45, 46, 142, 143, 246, 714, 715, 776, 1823, 2179 ostensum est: quod ‘accepit Abimelech et dedit’ significat quod doctrina fidei locupletata sit, nam, ut dictum per ‘Abimelechum’ significatur doctrina fidei.

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