1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley. 2 Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
Song of Solomon 2:1–2
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Song of Solomon 1:13–15
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. 14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi. 15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
Song of Solomon 6:2–4
2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies. 3 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies. 4 You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely…
Song of Solomon 2:15–17
15 Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom. 16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies. 17 Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young…
Song of Solomon 4:11–13
11 Your 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. 12 My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed. 13 Your branches a…
Song of Solomon 4:4–6
4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors. 5 Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. 6 Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will mak…
Song of Solomon 1:8–10
8 If 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. 9 I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings o…
Song of Solomon 5:9–11
9 How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so? 10 My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. 11 His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a rave…
Sirach 50:7–9
7 like the sun shining on the temple of the Most High, like the rainbow shining in clouds of glory, (WEB) 8 like roses in the days of first fruits, like lilies by a water spring, like the shoot of the frankincense tree in summer time, (WEB) 9 like fire and incense in the censer,… (WEB)
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