Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
12His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.
14His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Psalms 45:2God is our refuge and strength, a help in the afflictions that have come heavily upon us.
Psalms 89:15let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this that comes up from the wilderness as pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the perfumer?
Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open to my kinsman; my hands dropped myrrh, my fingers choice myrrh, on the handles of the lock.
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 →