Song of Solomon 4:10 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 4:10 · King James Version

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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Song of Solomon 4:10 in the 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!”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 4, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 4:10 in the Original Hebrew

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How מָה mâh H4100 fair יָפָה yâphâh H3302 is thy love, דּוֹד dôwd H1730 my sister, אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth H269 my spouse! כַּלָּה kallâh H3618 how מָה mâh H4100 much better טוֹב ṭôwb H2895 is thy love דּוֹד dôwd H1730 than wine! מִן min H4480 and the smell רֵיחַ rêyach H7381 of thine ointments שֶׁמֶן shemen H8081 than all מִן min H4480 spices! בֶּשֶׂם besem H1314

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Song of Solomon 4:10 in Other Translations

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!
WEB	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!
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!
YLT	How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.
WBT	How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thy ointments than all spices!
DBY	How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!

Cross References for Song of Solomon 4:10

Song of Solomon 1:2–4 Galatians 5:22 Song of Solomon 7:6 Song of Solomon 3:6 Song of Solomon 1:12 Philippians 4:18 Song of Solomon 5:5 Revelation 5:8 2 Corinthians 1:21–22

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Questions about Song of Solomon 4:10

What does Song of Solomon 4:10 say?

Song of Solomon 4:10 in the 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!” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 4, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 4:10 found in the Bible?

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

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 4:10 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 4:10 in the table on this page.

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