Song of Solomon 5:16 “His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved,…”

Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

World English Bible

His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

His mouth is as sweete thinges, and hee is wholy delectable: this is my welbeloued, and this is my louer, O daughters of Ierusalem.

Darby Translation

His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

His mouth is sweetness — and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

Bible in Basic English

His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

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Cross references

“mouth”

Song of Solomon 1:2 Psalm 19:10 Psalm 119:103 Jeremiah 15:16

Song of Solomon 1:2 · BSB

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

Psalm 19:10 · BSB

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

Psalm 119:103 · BSB

How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Jeremiah 15:16 · BSB

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

“most”

Psalm 45:2 Song of Solomon 1:16 Song of Solomon 2:1 Song of Solomon 2:3 Psalm 89:6 Psalm 148:13

Psalm 45:2 · BSB

You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Song of Solomon 1:16 · BSB

How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.

Song of Solomon 2:1 · BSB

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.

Song of Solomon 2:3 · BSB

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Psalm 89:6 · BSB

For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

Psalm 148:13 · BSB

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

“my beloved”

Song of Solomon 2:16 Song of Solomon 6:3 Galatians 2:20

Song of Solomon 2:16 · BSB

My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 6:3 · BSB

I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Galatians 2:20 · BSB

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

“friend”

Jeremiah 3:20 Hosea 3:1 James 2:23 James 4:4

Jeremiah 3:20 · BSB

But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 3:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to…

James 2:23 · BSB

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

James 4:4 · BSB

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Also

Song of Solomon 7:9

Song of Solomon 7:9 · BSB

and your mouth like the finest wine. The Bride May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.

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

In context

15His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.

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