Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
In Context
10My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.
12His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.
Cross References
Leviticus 13:40And if a man’s hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
Song of Solomon 7:5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof.
Daniel 7:9I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.
Revelation 1:14And his head and his hair were white, even as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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 →