Song of Solomon 4:10
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
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!
11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, 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 thy love is better than wine.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:6
How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:5
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:12
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:18
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:6
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Read in contextRevelation 5:8
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
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