Song of Solomon 1:3
Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah, Behold, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people; but thou dost not let me know whom thou wilt send with me; and thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in mine eyes.
Exodus 34:5And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and stood beside him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
Psalms 45:14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
Psalms 133:2Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;
Ecclesiastes 7:1A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all 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 →