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Song of Solomon 4:10

4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. ravished: or, taken away
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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How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

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!

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

4:11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

What does Song of Solomon 4:10 mean?

Song of Solomon 4:10 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָפָה (yâphâh), דּוֹד (dôwd), אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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How
fairיָפָהyâphâh/yaw-faw'/H3302properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
is
thy
love,דּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
my
sister,אָחוֹתʼâchôwth/aw-khoth'/H269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
my
spouse!כַּלָּהkallâh/kal-law'/H3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
how
much
betterטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
is
thy
loveדּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
than
wine!יַיִןyayin/yah'-yin/H3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
and
the
smellרֵיחַrêyach/ray'-akh/H7381odor (as if blown)
of
thine
ointmentsשֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
than
all
spices!בֶּשֶׂםbesem/beh'-sem/H1314fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

Commentary on Song of Solomon 4:10

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 4:9–10
man of war, a soldier, who often jeoparded his life in the high places of the field, and especially as a man after God's own heart, and, as such, hated and persecuted, and always delivered to death ( 2 Cor. iv. 11 ), killed all the day long. 2. David in no danger of losing his religion, notwithstanding this, thus in jeopardy every hour and yet constant to God and his duty. None of these things move him; for, (1.) He does not forget the law, and therefore he is likely to persevere. In the multitude of his cares for his own safety he finds room in his head and heart for the word of God, and has that in his mind as fresh as ever; and where that dwells richly it will be a well of living water. (2.) He has not yet erred from God's precepts, and therefore it is to be hoped he will not. He had stood many a shock and kept his ground, and surely that grace which had helped him hitherto would not fail him, but would still prevent his wanderings. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. The psalmist here in a most affectionate manner, like an Israelite indeed, resolves to stick to the word of God and to live and die by it. I. He resolves to portion himself in it, and there to seek his happiness, nay, there to enjoy it; " Thy testimonies (the truths, the promises, of thy word) have I taken as a heritage for ever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. " The present delight he took in them was an evidence that the good things contained in them were in his account the best things, and the treasure which he set his heart upon. 1. He expected an eternal happiness in God's testimonies. The covenant God had made with him

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Joshua 24:23

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:58

That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

Philippians 2:13

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; to the end: Gr. perfectly

Revelation 2:10

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 4:10.

Exodus 29:40

And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.

Leviticus 2:2

And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

Leviticus 23:13

And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

Leviticus 6:15

And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

Leviticus 6:21

In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 15:10

And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 15:7

And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. yea: or, and be drunken with loves

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What does Song of Solomon 4:10 say?

Song of Solomon 4:10 (King James Version) reads: "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!"

Is Song of Solomon 4:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 4:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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