Song of Solomon 4:11

Song of Solomon chapter 4 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thy lips, O mybride, drop asthe honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thy lips, O mybride, drop asthe honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Context

v.10How 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!

v.11This passage

v.12A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Song of Solomon 4:3

    Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

  • Hosea 14:2

    Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as bullocks the offering of our lips.

  • Psalms 71:14

    But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

  • Song of Solomon 7:9

    And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.

  • Hosea 14:6

    His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

  • Isaiah 7:15

    Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.