'Kiss' in the Bible
Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come, my son, and kiss me.”
And why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and my daughters [goodbye]? Now you have done a foolish thing [in behaving like this].
And whenever a man approached to bow down before him, he would put out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it going well with you, my brother?” And with his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa by the beard [as if] to kiss him [in greeting].
He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother [goodbye], then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go on back; for what have I done to [stop] you?”
Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!
(The Shulammite Bride)“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,]“For your love is better than wine.
“Oh, that you were like a brother to me,Who nursed at the breasts of my mother.If I found you out of doors, I would kiss you;No one would blame me or despise me, either.
And now they sin more and more,And make for themselves molten images,Idols skillfully made from their silver [as it pleased them],All of them the work of the craftsmen.They say of these [very works of their hands], “Let those who sacrifice kiss and show respect to the calves [as if they were living gods]!”
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away safely [under guard].”
You gave Me no [welcoming] kiss, but from the moment I came in, she has not ceased to kiss My feet.
While He was still speaking, a crowd came, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve [disciples], was leading the way for them. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
And Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
All the believers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Greet all the believers with a holy kiss [as brothers and sisters in God’s family].
Greet one another with a kiss of love.To all of you who are in Christ, may there be peace.