Song of Solomon 1:3
Thine oils have a good fragrance. Thy name is oil poured forth. Therefore the virgins love thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for thy love is better than wine.
Cross References
Exodus 33:12And Moses said to LORD, See, thou say to me, Bring up this people, and thou have not let me know whom thou will send with me. Yet thou have said, I know thee by name, and thou have also found favor in my sight.
Exodus 34:5And LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of LORD.
Psalms 45:14She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.
Psalms 133:2It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that came down upon the skirt of his garments,
Ecclesiastes 7:1A [good] name is better than precious oil, and the day of death, than the day of birth.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine, and the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:3-7
The Love of the Church to Christ. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of… Read the whole commentary →