Song of Songs 5:13

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

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  • Song 1:10 : 10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
  • Song 2:1 : 1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
  • Song 6:2 : 2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Sovereign LORD has given me the tongue of the learned, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me morning by morning; He awakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
  • Isa 50:6 : 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 Everyone spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. They said, 'Isn’t this Joseph’s son?'
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  • Song 3:6 : 6 Who 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 4:11 : 11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey like a honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
  • Song 5:5 : 5 I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.
  • Ps 4:6-7 : 6 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD. 7 Many say, 'Who will show us anything good?' Let the light of Your face shine upon us, O LORD.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
  • 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 89:15 : 15 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before your face.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Song 5:14-16
    3 verses
    82%

    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 4:9-15
    7 verses
    81%

    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!

    11Your lips, my bride, drip honey like a honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.

    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.

    14Nard and saffron, fragrant calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, along with the finest spices.

    15You are a spring of gardens, a well of fresh water, flowing streams from Lebanon.

  • Song 5:10-12
    3 verses
    81%

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

    11His head is purest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

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

  • Song 4:1-7
    7 verses
    80%

    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 1:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

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

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

  • Song 1:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

    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 7:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    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 7:2-7
    6 verses
    76%

    2How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! The curves of your thighs are like ornaments crafted by the hands of a skilled artist.

    3Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat encircled by lilies.

    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 3:6
    76%

    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 1:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

    3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!

  • Prov 7:17
    74%

    17'I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.'

  • Song 6:2
    74%

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

  • Song 6:7
    73%

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

  • Song 6:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    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 5:5
    73%

    5I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.

  • Song 5:1
    73%

    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.

  • Song 8:14
    73%

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

  • Ps 45:2
    73%

    2My heart overflows with a good theme; I speak my composition to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

  • Ps 45:8
    73%

    8You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy above your companions.

  • Prov 5:3
    72%

    3For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.

  • Ps 133:2
    72%

    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 2:10
    71%

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