"And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth {down} sweetly, causing the lips of those that a…" — Song of Solomon 7:9

Song of Solomon 7:9 · KJV

“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. {sweetly: Heb. straightly} {of those...: or, of the ancient}”

— Song of Solomon 7:9

Verse 8

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

Verse 10

I {am} my beloved's, and his desire {is} toward me.

Song of Solomon 7 — Context

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters {of grapes}.

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

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. {sweetly: Heb. straightly} {of those...: or, of the ancient}

I {am} my beloved's, and his desire {is} toward me.

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 5:16

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

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Acts 2:11-13

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Acts 4:31-32

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Zechariah 9:15-17

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, {and} make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, {and} as the corners of the altar. {with...: or, the stones of the sling} {be...: or, fill both the bowls, etc}

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove, {that art} in the clefts of the rock, in the secret {places} of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet {is} thy voice, and thy countenance {is} comely.

Isaiah 62:8-9

The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn {to be} meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: {Surely...: Heb. If I give, etc}

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.