Song of Solomon 5:13
His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6\4:5\Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.
Psalms 45:2\45:1\My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalms 89:15\89:14\The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
Song of Solomon 1:16See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this coming out of the waste places like pillars of smoke, perfumed with sweet spices, with all the spices of the trader?
Song of Solomon 5:5I got up to let my loved one in; and my hands were dropping with myrrh, and my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the lock of the door.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →