Song of Solomon 4:10
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
9 You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
11 Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
12 My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- KJV
- How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
- WEB
- How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
- ASV
- How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
- DARBY
- How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
- BLB
- How beautiful [is] your love, my sister, my bride! How much better [is] your love than wine, and the scent of your oils than all spices!
- ÅB
- Hvor liflig din kjærlighet er, min søster, min brud! Hvor meget bedre er ikke din kjærlighet enn vin, og duften av dine salver bedre enn alle velluktende urter!
- OTB
- Hvor herlig er din kjærlighet, min søster, min brud! Hvor mye bedre er din kjærlighet enn vin, Og duften av dine oljer enn alle slags balsamoljer!
- B1930
- Hvor liflig din kjærlighet er, min søster, min brud! Hvor meget bedre er ikke din kjærlighet enn vin, og duften av dine salver bedre enn alle velluktende urter!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 1:2–4
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:6
How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:5
I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:12
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:18
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
Read in contextRevelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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