Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. New Living Translation Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. Your clothes are scented like the cedars of Lebanon. English Standard Version Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Your lips, O my spouse, Drip as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under your tongue; And the fragrance of your garments Is like the fragrance of Lebanon. New American Standard Bible “Your lips drip honey, my bride; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. NASB 1995 “Your lips, my bride, drip honey; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. NASB 1977 “Your lips, my bride, drip honey; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Legacy Standard Bible Your lips, my bride, drip honey from the comb; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Amplified Bible “Your lips, my [promised] bride, drip honey [as the honeycomb]; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Christian Standard Bible Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. American Standard Version Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Contemporary English Version Your lips are a honeycomb; milk and honey flow from your tongue. Your dress has the aroma of cedar trees from Lebanon. English Revised Version Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. GOD'S WORD® Translation Your lips drip honey, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your clothing is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Good News Translation The taste of honey is on your lips, my darling; your tongue is milk and honey for me. Your clothing has all the fragrance of Lebanon. International Standard Version Your lips drip honey, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The scent of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. New Heart English Bible Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Webster's Bible Translation Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb; honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. World English Bible Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour lips drop honey, O spouse, "" Honey and milk [are] under your tongue, "" And the fragrance of your garments "" [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon. Young's Literal Translation Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments Is as the fragrance of Lebanon. Smith's Literal Translation Thy lips will drop honey droppings, O bride: honey and milk under thy tongue, and the odor of thy garments as the odor of Lebanon. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense. Catholic Public Domain Version Your lips, my spouse, are a dripping honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue. And the fragrance of your garments is like the odor of frankincense. New American Bible Your lips drip honey, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue; And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. New Revised Standard Version Your lips distill nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour lips drop as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the perfume of Lebanon. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your lips drip honeycomb! All honey and milk are under your lips and the fragrance of your vesture is as the fragrance of Lebanon! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey-- Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Admires His Bride…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. 12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.… Cross References Proverbs 24:13-14 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. Psalm 19:10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! Ezekiel 20:6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. Genesis 27:27 So 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. Hosea 14:6-7 His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They 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. Joel 3:18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. Isaiah 55:1-2 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Jeremiah 31:12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. Matthew 26:7-13 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. / When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste? / This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.” ... John 12:3 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. / For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. / To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task? Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. Treasury of Scripture Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. lips Song of Solomon 4:3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. Song of Solomon 7:9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. honey Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. Proverbs 24:13,14 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: … Isaiah 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. the smell Song of Solomon 4:10 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! Genesis 27:27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: Psalm 45:8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Jump to Previous Bride Clothing Distil Drip Drop Dropping Fragrance Garments Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Lips Milk Nectar Scent Smell Spouse Sweetness TongueJump to Next Bride Clothing Distil Drip Drop Dropping Fragrance Garments Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Lips Milk Nectar Scent Smell Spouse Sweetness TongueSong 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 Your lips, my bride, drip honey The imagery of lips dripping honey evokes a sense of sweetness and abundance. In the Hebrew context, honey is often associated with prosperity and delight, as seen in the Promised Land described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8). The bride's lips symbolize not only physical beauty but also the sweetness of her words and the richness of her character. The term "bride" signifies a covenant relationship, reflecting the deep, committed love between the bride and groom, analogous to the covenantal love between God and His people. honey and milk are under your tongue the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon Hebrew Your lips,שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ (śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin my bride, כַּלָּ֑ה (kal·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride drip תִּטֹּ֥פְנָה (tiṭ·ṭō·p̄ə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 5197: To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration sweetness like the honeycomb; נֹ֛פֶת (nō·p̄eṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb honey דְּבַ֤שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup and milk וְחָלָב֙ (wə·ḥā·lāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2461: Milk are under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of your tongue, לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ (lə·šō·w·nêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3956: The tongue and the fragrance וְרֵ֥יחַ (wə·rê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor of your garments שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְ (śal·mō·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8008: A wrapper, mantle is like the aroma כְּרֵ֥יחַ (kə·rê·aḥ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor of Lebanon. לְבָנֽוֹן׃ (lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel Links Song of Solomon 4:11 NIVSong of Solomon 4:11 NLT Song of Solomon 4:11 ESV Song of Solomon 4:11 NASB Song of Solomon 4:11 KJV Song of Solomon 4:11 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 4:11 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 4:11 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 4:11 French Bible Song of Solomon 4:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 4:11 Your lips my bride drip like (Song Songs SS So Can) |