16 I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
Proverbs 7:16–18
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Psalms 45:7–9
7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. 8 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad. 9 The daughters…
Song of Solomon 1:15–17
15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. 16 How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed. 17 The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
Ezekiel 23:40–42
40 Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry. 41 You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My i…
Song of Solomon 7:5–7
5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses. 6 How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! 7 Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.
Song of Solomon 5:4–6
4 My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him. 5 I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt. 6 I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his de…
Song of Solomon 4:9–11
9 You 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. 10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than al…
Song of Solomon 5:1–2
1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved. 2 I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My b…
Proverbs 5:18–20
18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: 19 A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. 20 Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a str…
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