Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
And he is wholly
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
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.
Holman Bible
He is absolutely desirable.
This is my love, and this is my friend,
young women of Jerusalem.
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International Standard Version
His mouth is sweetness, and all of him is desirable. This is my beloved, this is my friend, young women 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.
Amplified
“His mouth is full of sweetness;
Yes, he is altogether lovely and desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
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.
Julia Smith Translation
His palate, sweetness: he is all loveliness. This my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
King James 2000
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{His mouth} [is] sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This [is] my beloved; this [is] my friend, {O young women of Jerusalem}.
Modern King James verseion
His mouth is most sweet; yes, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His throat is sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely. Such one is my love, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, such one is my love.
NET Bible
His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!
New Heart English Bible
His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
The Emphasized Bible
His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful, - This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.
Webster
His mouth is most sweet: yes, 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. Friends
Youngs Literal Translation
His mouth is sweetness -- and all of him desirable, This is my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
Themes
Christ Appearance » His personal appearance figuratively described
Christ » For select reading » Appearance, personal of
Christ, character of » Altogether lovely
Face » Of Christ » His personal appearance figuratively described
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Song of Solomon 5:16
References
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Song of Solomon 5:16
Prayers for Song of Solomon 5:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Praise Of Her Beloved
15 His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree. 16 His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalm 45:2
You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.
Song of Songs 7:9
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Psalm 89:6
For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Psalm 148:13
Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.
Song of Songs 1:2
Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.
Song of Songs 1:16
See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.
Song of Songs 2:1
I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.
Song of Songs 2:3
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song of Songs 2:16
My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.
Song of Songs 6:3
I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.
Jeremiah 3:20
Truly, as a wife is false to her husband, so have you been false to me, O Israel, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 15:16
But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
Hosea 3:1
And the Lord said to me, Give your love again to a woman who has a lover and is false to her husband, even as the Lord has love for the children of Israel, though they are turned to other gods and are lovers of grape-cakes.
Galatians 2:20
I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.
Philippians 3:8
Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
James 2:23
And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
James 4:4
O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.
1 Peter 2:6-7
Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.