Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

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In The King James Version

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

In Context

15His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree.

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Cross References

Psalms 19:10\19:9\The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

Psalms 89:6\89:5\In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.

Psalms 148:13Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.

Song of Solomon 1:16See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.

Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 6:3I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.

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 →

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