Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.

King James Version

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

Holman Bible

Your lips are like a scarlet cord,
and your mouth is lovely.
Behind your veil,
your brow is like a slice of pomegranate.

International Standard Version

Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Behind your veil, your temple is like a slice of pomegranate.

American Standard Version

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

Amplified


“Your lips are like a ribbon of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples are like a slice of the pomegranate
Behind your veil.

Bible in Basic English

Your red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.

Darby Translation

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

Julia Smith Translation

As a scarlet thread thy lips, and thy speech becoming: as a piece of pomegranate, thy temples from behind thy veil.

King James 2000

Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your mouth is lovely: your temples are like a piece of pomegranate behind your veil.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your lips [are] like a thread of crimson, and your mouth [is] lovely. Your temple [is] like pomegranate from behind your veil.

Modern King James verseion

Your lips are like a cord of scarlet, and your speech is becoming; your temples are like a piece of pomegranate behind your veil.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy lips are like a rose colored ribbon, thy words are lovely: thy cheeks are like a piece of a pomegranate, within thine hairs.

NET Bible

Your lips are like a scarlet thread; your mouth is lovely. Your forehead behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.

New Heart English Bible

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

The Emphasized Bible

Like a cord of crimson, are thy lips, and, thy mouth, is lovely, - Like a slice of pomegranate, are thy temples, behind thy veil:

Webster

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.

World English Bible

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Youngs Literal Translation

As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

חוּט 
Chuwt 
Usage: 7

of scarlet
שׁני 
Shaniy 
Usage: 42

and thy speech
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

is comely
נאוה 
Na'veh 
Usage: 10

רקּה 
Raqqah 
Usage: 0

פּלח 
Pelach 
Usage: 6

רמּן רמּון 
Rimmown 
Usage: 32

בּעד 
B@`ad 
at, for, by, over, upon, about, up, through
Usage: 104

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Groom's Praise Of His Bride

2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost its young. 3 “Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

Cross References

Song of Songs 6:7

Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Joshua 2:18

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.

Song of Songs 5:16

His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

Leviticus 14:4

the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

Leviticus 14:6

He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

Leviticus 14:49-52

And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,

Numbers 4:8

Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.

Numbers 19:6

And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer.

Ezra 9:6

saying: "O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Proverbs 16:21-24

The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Song of Songs 4:11

Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Song of Songs 5:13

His cheeks are like beds of spices, mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. His lips are lilies, dripping liquid myrrh.

Song of Songs 7:9

and your mouth like the best wine.It goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over lips and teeth.

Ezekiel 16:63

that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord GOD."

Matthew 12:35

The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

Luke 4:22

And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Colossians 3:16-17

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

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Hebrews 9:19

For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

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