Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And thy palate as good wine going to my beloved for uprightness, causing the lips of the sleeping to flow softly.

New American Standard Bible

And your mouth like the best wine!”
It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
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

Your mouth is like fine wine

W flowing smoothly for my love,
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.

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.

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!

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the roof of thy mouth
חך 
Chek 
mouth, roof of the mouth, taste
Usage: 18

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

ישׁן 
Yashen 
Usage: 9

References

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon Longs For The Young Woman's Affection

8 I said, I will go up upon the palm tree, I will hold fast upon its branches: and now thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the odor of thy nose as apples. 9 And thy palate as good wine going to my beloved for uprightness, causing the lips of the sleeping to flow softly. 10 I to my beloved, and upon me his desire.

Cross References

Song of Songs 5:16

His palate, sweetness: he is all loveliness. This my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Proverbs 16:24

Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Song of Songs 5:2

I slept and my heart waked: the voice of my beloved knocks at the door; Open to me, my sister, my friend, my dove, my perfect one: my head was filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night

Isaiah 62:8-9

Jehovah sware by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, If I shall give more thy grain for food to thine enemies, and if the sons of the stranger shall drink thy new wine which thou didst labor for it:

Zechariah 9:15-17

Jehovah of armies shall protect over them; and they devoured and subdued with the stones of the sling; and they drank, they made a noise as from wine; and they filled as the vase, as the corners of the altar.

Acts 2:11-13

Cretes and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.

Acts 2:46-47

And in the day persevering unanimously in the temple, and breaking bread in the house, they partook of food with lively joy and simplicity of heart,

Acts 4:31-32

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

Acts 16:30-34

And bringing them out, he said, Lords, what must I do that I might be saved

Romans 13:11

And this, knowing the time, that already the hour ye should be awakened out of sleep: for now our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Ephesians 4:29

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ dwell in, you richly; teaching and reminding one another in all wisdom, playing with harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, with grace singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 4:6

Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

And I wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of them having been asleep, that ye should not grieve, as also the rest, they hating no hope.

Hebrews 13:15

By him therefore we should always bring up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips assenting to his name.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Write, Happy the dead who dying in the Lord from henceforth: Yes, says the Spirit, that they might cease from their fatigues; and their works follow with them.

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