Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
In Context
1This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
Cross References
Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms 63:3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Song of Solomon 2:4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 7:9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:2
Song of Solomon All scripture, we are sure, is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for the support and advancement of the interests of his kingdom among men, and it is never the less so for there being found in it some things dark and hard to be understood, which those that are unlearned and unstable wrest to their own destruction. In our belief both of the divine extraction and of the spiritual exposition of this book we are confirmed by the ancient, constant, and concurring testimony both of the… Read the whole commentary →