Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine.
Young's Literal Translation
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, that [is] Solomon's.
Cross References
Genesis 29:11And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,
Psalms 2:12Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!
Psalms 63:3Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
Song of Solomon 2:4He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is sweetness — and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
Song of Solomon 7:9And thy palate as the good wine — 'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
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 →