Song of Solomon 4:10 “How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much be…”

Song of Solomon 4:10

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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!

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!

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!

Geneva Bible 1599

My sister, my spouse, how faire is thy loue? howe much better is thy loue then wine? and the sauour of thine oyntments then all spices?

Darby Translation

How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments 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.

Bible in Basic English

How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

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Cross references

“love”

Song of Solomon 1:2

Song of Solomon 1:2 · BSB

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

“how much”

Song of Solomon 1:4

Song of Solomon 1:4 · BSB

Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. The Friends We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Bride It is only right that they adore you.

“the smell”

Galatians 5:22 Song of Solomon 1:12 Song of Solomon 3:6 Song of Solomon 5:5 Philippians 4:18 Revelation 5:8

Galatians 5:22 · BSB

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Song of Solomon 1:12 · BSB

While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

Song of Solomon 3:6 · BSB

Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 5:5 · BSB

I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

Philippians 4:18 · BSB

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.

Revelation 5:8 · BSB

When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Also

Song of Solomon 7:6

Song of Solomon 7:6 · BSB

How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

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.

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