Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice! New Living Translation Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices. English Standard Version How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! Berean Standard Bible How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. King James Bible How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! New King James Version How fair is your love, My sister, my spouse! How much better than wine is your love, And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices! New American Standard Bible “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much sweeter is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than that of all kinds of balsam oils! NASB 1995 “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices! NASB 1977 “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices! Legacy Standard Bible How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices! Amplified Bible “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of balsam and spices. Christian Standard Bible How delightful your caresses are, my sister, my bride. Your caresses are much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam. Holman Christian Standard Bible How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride. Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam. American Standard Version How 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! Contemporary English Version Your love is sweeter than wine; the smell of your perfume is more fragrant than spices. English Revised Version How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices! GOD'S WORD® Translation How beautiful are your expressions of love, my bride, my sister! How much better are your expressions of love than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice. Good News Translation Your love delights me, my sweetheart and bride. Your love is better than wine; your perfume more fragrant than any spice. International Standard Version How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride. How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all kinds of spices. Majority Standard Bible How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. NET Bible How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice! New Heart English Bible How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride. How much better is your love than wine. The fragrance of your perfumes than all manner of spices. Webster's Bible Translation How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thy ointments than all spices! World English Bible How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHow beautiful have been your loves, my sister-spouse, "" How much better have been your loves than wine, "" And the fragrance of your perfumes than all spices. Young's Literal Translation How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices. Smith's Literal Translation How beautiful were thy breasts, my sister, O bride! how good were thy breasts above wine, and the odor of thine ointments above all spices. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHow beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! thy breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the sweet smell of thy ointments above all aromatical spices. Catholic Public Domain Version How beautiful are your breasts, my sister, my spouse! Your breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the fragrance of your ointments is above all aromatic oils. New American Bible How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride, How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than any spice! New Revised Standard Version How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow beautiful are your breasts, O my sister, my bride! how much better are your breasts than wine! and the fragrance of your ointments than all spices! Peshitta Holy Bible Translated How beautiful are your breasts, my sister bride! How much better are your breasts than wine, and the fragrance of your sweet spices than all sweet spices! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices! Brenton Septuagint Translation How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! how much more beautiful are thy breasts than wine, and the smell of thy garments than all spices! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Admires His Bride…9You 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. 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. 11Your 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.… Cross References Proverbs 5:19 A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. Psalm 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. Hosea 2:19-20 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. Revelation 19:7-8 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. Isaiah 62:5 For 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. Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. John 15:9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. 2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, Zephaniah 3:17 The 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.” Isaiah 54:5 For 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. Treasury of Scripture How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the smell of your ointments than all spices! love Song of Solomon 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. how much Song of Solomon 1:2,4 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine… the smell Song of Solomon 1:3,12 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee… Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? Song of Solomon 5:5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. Jump to Previous Beautiful Better Bride Delightful Fair Fragrance Kinds Love Manner Oils Ointments Perfume Perfumes Pleasing Sister Sister-Spouse Smell Spice Spices Spouse Sweet Wine WonderfulJump to Next Beautiful Better Bride Delightful Fair Fragrance Kinds Love Manner Oils Ointments Perfume Perfumes Pleasing Sister Sister-Spouse Smell Spice Spices Spouse Sweet Wine WonderfulSong of Solomon 4 1. Christ sets forth the graces of the church8. He shows forth his love to her 16. The church prays to be made fit for his presence How delightful is your love The Hebrew word for "delightful" here is "טוֹב" (tov), which conveys a sense of goodness, beauty, and pleasantness. In the context of the Song of Solomon, this word emphasizes the deep satisfaction and joy found in the beloved's love. The use of "delightful" suggests an overwhelming sense of pleasure and fulfillment, highlighting the profound emotional and spiritual connection between the lovers. This phrase invites readers to reflect on the beauty and purity of love as designed by God, which transcends mere physical attraction and enters into a realm of divine joy and contentment. my sister, my bride Your love is much better than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Howמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what delightful יָּפ֥וּ (yā·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3302: To be bright, beautiful [is] your love, דֹדַ֖יִךְ (ḏō·ḏa·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle my sister, אֲחֹתִ֣י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister my bride. כַלָּ֑ה (ḵal·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride Your love דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ (ḏō·ḏa·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle is much מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what better טֹּ֤בוּ (ṭō·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2895: To be pleasing or good than wine, מִיַּ֔יִן (mî·ya·yin) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication and the fragrance וְרֵ֥יחַ (wə·rê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor of your perfume שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ (šə·mā·na·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness than all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every spices. בְּשָׂמִֽים׃ (bə·śā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant Links Song of Solomon 4:10 NIVSong of Solomon 4:10 NLT Song of Solomon 4:10 ESV Song of Solomon 4:10 NASB Song of Solomon 4:10 KJV Song of Solomon 4:10 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 4:10 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 4:10 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 4:10 French Bible Song of Solomon 4:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 4:10 How beautiful is your love my sister (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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