Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Like beds of spices; His lips are lilies Dropping self-flowing myrrh;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12His eyes are doves by streams of water, Washed with milk, dwelling in fulness;
Cross References
Psalms 4:6There are many who say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us!
Psalms 45:2Thou art the fairest of the sons of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; For God hath blessed thee for ever!
Psalms 89:15Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
Song of Solomon 1:16[[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the powders of the merchant?
Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open to my beloved, And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with self-flowing myrrh, upon the handles of the bolt.
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 →