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Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

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ASV

How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!

KJV

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַה־mah-how!H4100 →
יָּפ֥וּya.Futhey are beautifulH3302 →
דֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhlove<s> yourH1730 →
אֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiO sister myH269 →
כַלָּ֑הkha.LahbrideH3618 →
מַה־mah-how!H4100 →
טֹּ֤בוּTouthey are goodH2895 →
דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhlove<s> yourH1730 →
מִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinmore than wineH3196 →
וְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achand [the] odor ofH7381 →
שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhoils yourH8081 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolmore than allH3605 →
בְּשָׂמִֽים׃be.sa.MimspicesH1314 →

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Song of Solomon 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.Song of Solomon 1:2–4Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.Song of Solomon 8:2I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,Song of Solomon 7:6How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!Song of Solomon 4:9You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.Song of Solomon 1:12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.Song of Solomon 1:8If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.2 Corinthians 1:21–22Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

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