Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Honey and milk
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
International Standard Version
Your lips drip honey, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The scent of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
American Standard Version
Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Amplified
“Your lips, my [promised] bride, drip honey [as the honeycomb];
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Bible in Basic English
Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.
Darby Translation
Thy lips, 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Thy lips will drop honey droppings, O bride: honey and milk under thy tongue, and the odor of thy garments as the odor of Lebanon.
King James 2000
Your lips, O my spouse, drop like the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your lips drip nectar, [my] bride; honey and milk [are] under your lips; the scent of your garments [is] like the scent of Lebanon.
Modern King James verseion
Your lips, My spouse, drop like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; yea, milk and honey is under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of frankincense.
NET Bible
Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
New Heart English Bible
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
The Emphasized Bible
With sweetness, thy lips do drip, O bride, - Honey and milk, are under thy tongue, and, the fragrance of thy garments, is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Webster
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb; honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
World English Bible
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments Is as the fragrance of Lebanon.
Themes
Cedars » Described as » Fragrant
Garments » Of the rich » Perfumed
Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Interlinear
Saphah
Lashown
References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Song of Solomon 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mountains And Fragrance Of Lebanon
10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
11
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the
Names
Cross References
Genesis 27:27
And he came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his clothing and blessed him and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed.
Song of Songs 5:1
I came into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Psalm 45:8
All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made thee glad.
Psalm 71:14-15
But I will continually wait and will add upon all thy praise.
Psalm 71:23-24
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee and my soul, which thou hast ransomed.
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of the strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil,
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
Proverbs 24:13-14
My son, eat of the honey, because it is good, and of the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Song of Songs 4:3
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is lovely; thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Song of Songs 4:10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
Song of Songs 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of aromatic spices, as fragrant flowers; his lips like lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh that transcends.
Song of Songs 7:9
and thy palate like the best wine that goes into my beloved sweetly and causes the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat butter and honey that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Hosea 14:2
Take with you words, and be converted unto the LORD; say unto him, Take away all iniquity and receive us graciously, so will we render the calves of our lips.
Hosea 14:6-7
His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hebrews 13:15
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips confessing his name.