Song of Songs 8:4

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I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

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  • Song 2:7 : 7 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, not to awaken or stir up love until it pleases.
  • Song 3:5 : 5 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field: do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Song 2:4-8
    5 verses
    94%

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

    5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

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

    7I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, not to awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

    8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

  • Song 3:3-6
    4 verses
    93%

    3The watchmen who patrol the city found me. "Have you seen the one my soul loves?"

    4Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

    5I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field: do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases.

    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 5:7-9
    3 verses
    83%

    7The watchmen who go about the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

    8I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick.

    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?

  • Song 8:2-3
    2 verses
    82%

    2I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, where you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

    3His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

  • Song 8:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.

    6Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for love is as strong as death, jealousy is as fierce as the grave. Its flames are fiery flames, the very flame of the Lord.

  • Song 5:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    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 2:10
    77%

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

  • Song 4:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Song 7:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Song 4:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    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 8:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    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 6:4
    75%

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

  • Song 1:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    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 1:4
    74%

    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.

  • Song 4:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    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 1:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Song 2:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    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 7:6
    74%

    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.

  • Prov 7:18
    74%

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

  • Song 4:12
    73%

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

  • Song 2:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    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 6:1
    73%

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

  • Song 5:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 5:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.

    20Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • Song 1:2
    72%

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