Song of Songs 1:16

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Behold, you are handsome, my beloved, truly delightful. Our bed is lush and green.

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  • Song 2:3 : 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
  • Song 3:7 : 7 Look, it is Solomon's couch, surrounded by sixty valiant men, the warriors of Israel.
  • Song 5:10-16 : 10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. 11 His head is purest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk, perfectly set. 13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices, towers of scented herbs. His lips are lilies dripping with flowing myrrh. 14 His hands are rods of gold, set with beryl. His body is polished ivory, adorned with sapphires. 15 His legs are pillars of marble, set on bases of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 How beautiful and delightful they will be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
  • Rev 5:11-13 : 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. 12 In a loud voice they said: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power, and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing!" 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!"
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 My heart overflows with a good theme; I speak my composition to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew.

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  • Song 1:13-15
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    85%

    13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

    14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

    15Behold, you are beautiful, my love! Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are like doves.

  • Song 1:17
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    17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are cypress trees.

  • Song 7:5-7
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    5Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, looking toward Damascus.

    6Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the flowing locks of your hair are like royal purple. The king is captivated by its tresses.

    7How beautiful and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

  • Song 4:1
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    1Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.

  • Song 4:6-10
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    78%

    6Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

    7You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no blemish in you.

    8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summit of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions and the mountains of leopards.

    9You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

    10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

  • Song 2:8-10
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    8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

    9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.

    10My beloved spoke and said to me, 'Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.'

  • Song 6:1-5
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    1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

    2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.

    3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.

    4You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with banners.

    5Turn your eyes away from me, for they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.

  • Song 2:13-14
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    13The fig tree ripens its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

    14My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, show me your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

  • Song 4:15-16
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    15You are a spring of gardens, a well of fresh water, flowing streams from Lebanon.

    16Awaken, north wind, and come, south wind! Breathe on my garden so that its spices may flow. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.

  • Song 2:3-4
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    3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

    4He brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.

  • Song 1:7-9
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    7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

    8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

    9I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

  • Song 2:16-17
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    16My beloved is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.

    17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains.

  • Song 8:13-14
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    13You who dwell in the gardens, your companions are listening to your voice; let me hear it.

    14Hurry, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

  • Song 5:9-10
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    74%

    9What makes your beloved better than another beloved, most beautiful among women? What makes your beloved better than another, that you should beg us so passionately?

    10My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

  • Song 7:10-13
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    10Your mouth is like the finest wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding over the lips of those who are asleep.

    11I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.

    12Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields; let us lodge in the villages.

    13Let us rise early and go to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.

  • Song 1:4-5
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    4Take me away with you—let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.

    5I am dark but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

  • Prov 7:17-18
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    17'I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.'

    18'Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; let us delight ourselves with loving caresses.'

  • Song 4:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12A locked garden is my sister, my bride—an enclosed spring, a sealed fountain.

    13Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, henna with nard plants.

  • Song 5:16
    72%

    16His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Song 5:1-2
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    1I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spices. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; be intoxicated with love.

    2I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. I heard the sound of my beloved knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is drenched with dew and my hair with the dampness of the night."

  • Song 6:10
    71%

    10Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners?