Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes.His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
New Heart English Bible
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In Context
12His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks,washed with milk, mounted like jewels.
14His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl.His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Many say, "Who will show us any good?"Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Psalms 45:2You are the most excellent of the sons of men.Grace has anointed your lips,therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalms 89:15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.They walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant;and our couch is verdant.Lover
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,with all spices of the merchant?
Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open for my beloved.My hands dripped with myrrh,my fingers with liquid 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 →