Song of Solomon 1:8

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“If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.”

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“If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 1:8 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
  2. Psalms 45:11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
  3. Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
  4. Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
  5. Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
  6. Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
  7. Song of Solomon 4:1How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
  8. Song of Solomon 4:7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
  9. Song of Solomon 4:10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
  10. Song of Solomon 5:9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
  11. Song of Solomon 6:1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
  12. Song of Solomon 6:4You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
  13. Song of Solomon 7:1How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
  14. Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
  15. John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
  16. 1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
  17. Ephesians 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
  18. Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  19. Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
  20. Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
  21. James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  22. James 2:25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
  23. James 5:10Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
  24. 1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

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