Song of Solomon 4:9

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, mybride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 4:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 20:12Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
  2. Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
  3. Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
  4. Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
  5. Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
  6. Song of Solomon 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
  7. Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
  8. Song of Solomon 3:11Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
  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 4:12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
  11. 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.
  12. Song of Solomon 6:5Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
  13. Song of Solomon 6:12Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.
  14. Song of Solomon 7:5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
  15. Song of Solomon 7:10I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
  16. Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
  17. Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  18. Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
  19. Hosea 2:19So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
  20. Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
  21. Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  22. John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
  23. 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
  24. 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

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