6 Bible Verses about Lilies

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Song of Solomon 5:13


“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs.
His lips are lilies
Dripping sweet-scented myrrh.

Hosea 14:4-5


I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness;
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from Israel.

I shall be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 2:1

“I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places].”

1 Kings 7:19-22

The capitals which were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work (design), four cubits. The capitals were on the two pillars and also above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around both capitals. Hiram set up the pillars at the porch of the temple; he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin (may he establish), and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz (in it is strength). read more.
On the tops of the pillars was lily work (design). So the work of the pillars was finished.

2 Chronicles 4:4-5

It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inward. It was a handbreadth (the width of the four fingers) thick; its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold 3,000 baths (measures).

Luke 12:27-28

Consider the lilies and wildflowers, how they grow [in the open field]. They neither labor nor spin [wool to make clothing]; yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these. But if this is how God clothes the grass which is in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You of little faith!

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Hosea 14:5


I shall be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Song of Songs 2:2

(The Bridegroom)
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”

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Hosea 14:5


I shall be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Song of Songs 2:2

(The Bridegroom)
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”

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