Song of Solomon 4:11

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“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.”

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“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk <FI>are<Fi> under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments <FI>Is<Fi> as the fragrance of Lebanon.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 4:11 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 27:27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
  2. Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
  3. Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
  4. Psalms 71:14But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
  5. Psalms 71:23When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
  6. Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
  7. Proverbs 5:2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
  8. Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
  9. Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
  10. Proverbs 24:13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
  11. Song of Solomon 4:3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
  12. 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.
  13. Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
  14. Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
  15. Song of Solomon 7:9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
  16. Isaiah 7:15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
  17. Hosea 14:2Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  18. Hosea 14:6His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
  19. Hosea 14:7They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
  20. Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

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