Song of Solomon 5:13 · KJV
“His cheeks {are} as a bed of spices, {as} sweet flowers: his lips {like} lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. {sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes}”
— Song of Solomon 5:13
His eyes {are} as {the eyes} of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, {and} fitly set. {fitly...: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring}
His hands {are as} gold rings set with the beryl: his belly {is as} bright ivory overlaid {with} sapphires.
Song of Solomon 5 — Context
His head {is as} the most fine gold, his locks {are} bushy, {and} black as a raven. {bushy: or, curled}
12His eyes {are} as {the eyes} of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, {and} fitly set. {fitly...: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring}
13His cheeks {are} as a bed of spices, {as} sweet flowers: his lips {like} lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. {sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes}
14His hands {are as} gold rings set with the beryl: his belly {is as} bright ivory overlaid {with} sapphires.
15His legs {are as} pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance {is} as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 1:10
Thy cheeks are comely with rows {of jewels}, thy neck with chains {of gold}.
Song of Solomon 2:1
I {am} the rose of Sharon, {and} the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 4:11
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.
Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Psalms 89:15
Blessed {is} the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Psalms 27:4
One {thing} have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. {the beauty: or, the delight}
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