| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. | 1This is Solomon’s Song of Songs. |
| 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. | 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. |
| 3Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. | 3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you. |
| 4Draw me away! We will run after you. The Shulamite The king has brought me into his chambers. The Daughters of Jerusalem We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. The Shulamite Rightly do they love you. | 4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you. |
| 5I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept. | 6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected. |
| 7Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? | 7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? |
| 8If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents. | 8If 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. |
| 9I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots. | 9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. |
| 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. | 10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| 11We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver. | 11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver. |
| 12While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. | 12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. |
| 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts. | 13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. |
| 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. | 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi. |
| 15Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. | 15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. |
| 16Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green. | 16How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed. |
| 17The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. | 17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs. |
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