Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
In Context
10My beloved is white and rosy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
Cross References
Leviticus 13:40And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
Song of Solomon 7:5Yours head upon you is like Carmel, and the hair of yours head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Daniel 7:9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Revelation 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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 →