Song of Songs 5:11

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His head is purest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

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  • Song 5:2 : 2 I 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 7:5 : 5 Your 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.
  • Dan 2:37-38 : 37 You, O king, are the king of kings, for the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory. 38 He has placed into your hands control over every person, animal, and bird that dwells under the heavens. Wherever they live, He has given you sovereignty over them all. You are the head of gold.
  • Dan 7:9 : 9 I continued watching until thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, and its wheels were burning fire.
  • Eph 1:21-22 : 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,
  • Rev 1:14 : 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a fiery flame.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Song 5:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    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 5:12-16
    5 verses
    81%

    12His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk, perfectly set.

    13His cheeks are like a bed of spices, towers of scented herbs. His lips are lilies dripping with flowing myrrh.

    14His hands are rods of gold, set with beryl. His body is polished ivory, adorned with sapphires.

    15His legs are pillars of marble, set on bases of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

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

  • Song 7:4-7
    4 verses
    81%

    4Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.

    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 6:4-7
    4 verses
    76%

    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.

    6Your teeth are like a flock of ewes coming up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and not one of them has lost its young.

    7Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.

  • Song 4:1-7
    7 verses
    76%

    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.

    2Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing place, each one having its twin, and there is none missing.

    3Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your speech is lovely. Your cheeks are like a slice of pomegranate behind your veil.

    4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with layers; a thousand shields hang on it, all the shields of mighty warriors.

    5Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, grazing among the lilies.

    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.

  • Song 1:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

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

    6Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept.

    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?

  • Song 1:13-15
    3 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Rev 1:14
    72%

    14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a fiery flame.

  • Song 1:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

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

    10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.

    11We will make you ornaments of gold studded with silver.

  • Song 5:2
    71%

    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."

  • Lam 4:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Her nobles were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphires.

    8Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones; it has become as dry as wood.

  • Song 7:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9I said, 'I will climb the palm tree and take hold of its branches.' Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples.

    10Your mouth is like the finest wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding over the lips of those who are asleep.

  • Song 2:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    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.'

  • Job 30:30
    69%

    30My skin grows black and peels off, and my bones burn with fever.

  • Ps 133:2
    68%

    2It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down onto the collar of his robes.

  • Song 3:6
    68%

    6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

  • Song 6:10
    68%

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

  • Song 4:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    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 2:14
    68%

    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 2:6
    68%

    6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

  • Song 2:3
    68%

    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.

  • Song 6:1
    68%

    1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?