Song of Songs 1:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If you have not knowledge, O most beautiful among women, go on your way in the footsteps of the flock, and give your young goats food by the tents of the keepers.

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  • Song 5:9 : 9 What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us?
  • Song 6:1 : 1 Where is your loved one gone, O most fair among women? Where is your loved one turned away, that we may go looking for him with you?
  • Song 6:4-9 : 4 You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags. 5 Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead. 6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young. 7 Like pomegranate fruit are the sides of your head under your veil. 8 There are sixty queens, and eighty servant-wives, and young girls without number. 9 My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises. 10 Who is she, looking down as the morning light, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, who is to be feared like an army with flags?
  • Song 7:1-9 : 1 How beautiful are your feet in their shoes, O king's daughter! The curves of your legs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a good workman: 2 Your stomach is a store of grain with lilies round it, and in the middle a round cup full of wine. 3 Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth. 4 Your neck is as a tower of ivory; your eyes like the waters in Heshbon, by the doorway of Bath-rabbim; your nose is as the tower on Lebanon looking over Damascus: 5 Your head is like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple, in whose net the king is prisoner. 6 How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight. 7 You are tall like a palm-tree, and your breasts are like the fruit of the vine. 8 I said, Let me go up the palm-tree, and let me take its branches in my hands: your breasts will be as the fruit of the vine, and the smell of your breath like apples; 9 And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth. 10 I am for my loved one, and his desire is for me. 11 Come, my loved one, let us go out into the field; let us take rest among the cypress-trees. 12 Let us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love. 13 The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.
  • John 21:15 : 15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.
  • 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.
  • Eph 5:27 : 27 And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
  • Heb 11:4-9 : 4 By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God: 6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him. 7 By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going. 9 By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage: 10 For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God. 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word; 12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered. 13 All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves. 15 And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back. 16 But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them. 17 By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body, 18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name: 19 Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death. 20 By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come. 21 By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick. 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones. 23 By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders. 24 By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25 Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin; 26 Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward. 27 By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen. 28 By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death. 29 By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land. 32 What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut, 34 Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations. 35 Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come; 36 And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons: 37 They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked, 38 Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough. 39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith, 40 Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
  • Jas 2:21 : 21 Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
  • Jas 2:25 : 25 And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?
  • Jas 5:10 : 10 Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.
  • Rev 19:7-8 : 7 Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready. 8 And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.
  • Ps 16:3 : 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
  • Ps 45:11 : 11 So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.
  • Ps 45:13 : 13 In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold.
  • Prov 8:34 : 34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
  • Song 1:15 : 15 See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove.
  • Song 2:10 : 10 My loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
  • Song 4:1 : 1 See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove; your hair is as a flock of goats, which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
  • Song 4:7 : 7 You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

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  • Song 1:7
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    7 Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?

  • Song 6:1-5
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    81%

    1 Where is your loved one gone, O most fair among women? Where is your loved one turned away, that we may go looking for him with you?

    2 My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.

    3 I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.

    4 You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags.

    5 Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.

  • Song 1:9
    81%

    9 I have made a comparison of you, O my love, to a horse in Pharaoh's carriages.

  • Song 4:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove; your hair is as a flock of goats, which take their rest on the side of Gilead.

    2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep whose wool is newly cut, which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.

  • Song 5:8-9
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    77%

    8 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

    9 What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us?

  • Song 3:3-6
    4 verses
    77%

    3 The watchmen who go about the town came by me; to them I said, Have you seen him who is my heart's desire?

    4 I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.

    5 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, let not love be moved till it is ready.

    6 Who is this coming out of the waste places like pillars of smoke, perfumed with sweet spices, with all the spices of the trader?

  • Song 2:7-10
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    76%

    7 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

    8 The voice of my loved one! See, he comes dancing on the mountains, stepping quickly on the hills.

    9 My loved one is like a roe; see, he is on the other side of our wall, he is looking in at the windows, letting himself be seen through the spaces.

    10 My loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song 1:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14 My love is to me as a branch of the cypress-tree in the vine-gardens of En-gedi.

    15 See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove.

    16 See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.

  • Song 8:13-14
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    76%

    13 You who have your resting-place in the gardens, the friends give ear to your voice; make me give ear to it.

    14 Come quickly, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of spice.

  • Song 6:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9 My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

    10 Who is she, looking down as the morning light, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, who is to be feared like an army with flags?

  • Song 7:6
    75%

    6 How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.

  • Song 4:5-10
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    5 Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth, which take their food among the lilies.

    6 Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

    7 You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.

    8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; see from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the places of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

    9 You have taken away my heart, my sister, my bride; you have taken away my heart, with one look you have taken it, with one chain of your neck!

    10 How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

  • Song 2:16-17
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    75%

    16 My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.

    17 Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of Bether.

  • Song 8:1-2
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    75%

    1 Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.

    2 I would take you by the hand into my mother's house, and she would be my teacher. I would give you drink of spiced wine, drink of the pomegranate.

  • Song 8:4-5
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    75%

    4 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

    5 Who is this, who comes up from the waste places, resting on her loved one? It was I who made you awake under the apple-tree, where your mother gave you birth; there she was in pain at your birth.

  • Song 7:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 Come, my loved one, let us go out into the field; let us take rest among the cypress-trees.

    12 Let us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love.

  • Song 2:14
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    14 O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

  • Prov 5:19-20
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    19 As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

    20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

  • Song 1:4
    72%

    4 Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.

  • Prov 27:23
    72%

    23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

  • Prov 7:8
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    8 Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,

  • Song 7:3
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    3 Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth.

  • Song 5:1-2
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    1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.

    2 I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.