Song of Solomon 1:2
[SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses than wine:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
In Context
1The Song of Songs, which pertaineth to Solomon.
Cross References
Genesis 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel,—and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Psalms 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,—How happy are all who seek refuge in him!
Psalms 63:3Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
Song of Solomon 2:4He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love.
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful,—This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 7:9And, thy mouth, like good wine— [SHE] Flowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.
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 →