Song of Solomon 4:11
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 Version
Your 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 Bible
Thy 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 Bible
Your 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 1917
Thy 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.

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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
This phrase continues the theme of abundance and delight. Milk, like honey, is a symbol of nourishment and purity. In ancient Near Eastern culture, milk was a staple of the diet, representing sustenance and life. The combination of honey and milk under the tongue suggests that the bride's words and presence are both sweet and nourishing. This can be seen as a metaphor for the wisdom and kindness that flow from her, reminiscent of Proverbs 16:24, "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."

the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon
Lebanon was renowned for its majestic cedars and aromatic plants, often symbolizing strength, beauty, and majesty. The fragrance of the bride's garments being likened to Lebanon suggests an aura of dignity and allure. In biblical times, garments were not only functional but also indicative of one's status and identity. The mention of fragrance implies a pleasing and pervasive presence, much like the influence of a godly character. This imagery can be seen as a reflection of the believer's life, which should exude the fragrance of Christ, as noted in 2 Corinthians 2:15, "For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing."

Parallel Commentaries ...


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


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