Song of Solomon 5:16

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

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Cross References

Psalms 19:10(19-11) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalms 89:6(89-7) For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,

Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.

Song of Solomon 2:3As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. Under its shadow I delighted to sit, and its fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 6:3I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that feedeth 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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