Song of Solomon 5:10
My beloved is white and ruddy.The best among ten thousand.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
In Context
11His head is like the purest gold.His hair is bushy, black as a raven.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock,even our enemies themselves being judges.
Psalms 45:2You are the most excellent of the sons of men.Grace has anointed your lips,therefore God has blessed you forever.
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon,a lily of the valleys.Lover
Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of the Lord drives.
Lamentations 4:7Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodiesmore ruddy than rubies, their appearance was like lapis lazuli.HET
Philippians 2:9Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
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 →