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Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is sweetness — and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

In Context

15His limbs pillars of marble, Founded on sockets of fine gold, His appearance as Lebanon, choice as the cedars.

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Cross References

Psalms 19:10They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

Psalms 89:6For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

Psalms 148:13They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.

Song of Solomon 1:16Lo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,

Song of Solomon 2:3As a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.

Song of Solomon 6:3I [am] my beloved's, and my beloved [is] mine, Who is delighting himself among the lilies.

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 →

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