Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, ... That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.
New American Standard Bible
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Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.
King James Version
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Holman Bible
gliding past my lips and teeth!
International Standard Version
May your mouth be like good wine. May it go down smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over the lips of the sleeping ones.
A Conservative Version
and thy mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips and teeth.
American Standard Version
And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
Amplified
‘And your kisses like the best wine!’”
Bible in Basic English
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Julia Smith Translation
And thy palate as good wine going to my beloved for uprightness, causing the lips of the sleeping to flow softly.
King James 2000
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, flowing gently over lips and teeth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your palate [is] like the best wine that goes down for my beloved, smoothly gliding over my lips and teeth.
Modern King James verseion
and the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my Beloved, that goes down smoothly for my Beloved, flowing softly over the lips of sleeping ones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and thy throat like the best wine. This shall be pure and clear for my love, his lips and teeth shall have their pleasure.
NET Bible
May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.
New Heart English Bible
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
The Emphasized Bible
And, thy mouth, like good wine - SHEFlowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.
Webster
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
World English Bible
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
Youngs Literal Translation
And thy palate as the good wine -- 'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 7:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Longs For The Young Woman's Affection
8 I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples, 9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, ... That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep. 10 I am my beloved's, And his desire is toward me.
Cross References
Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
Song of Songs 2:14
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Song of Songs 5:2
I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
Isaiah 62:8-9
Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured;
Zechariah 9:15-17
Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as from wine; and they shall be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.
Acts 2:11-13
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
Acts 2:46-47
And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
Acts 4:31-32
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts 16:30-34
And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
Romans 13:11
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it.
Colossians 3:16-17
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
Colossians 4:6
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, so as to know how ye ought to answer each one.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.
Hebrews 13:15
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.