Song of Solomon 4:11 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 4:11 · King James Version

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.

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Song of Solomon 4:11 in the King James Version reads: “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.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 4, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 4:11 in the Original Hebrew

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Thy lips, שָׂפָה sâphâh H8193 O my spouse, כַּלָּה kallâh H3618 drop נָטַף nâṭaph H5197 as the honeycomb: נֹפֶת nôpheth H5317 honey דְּבַשׁ dᵉbash H1706 and milk חָלָב châlâb H2461 are under תַּחַת tachath H8478 thy tongue; לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn H3956 and the smell רֵיחַ rêyach H7381 of thy garments שַׂלְמָה salmâh H8008 is like the smell רֵיחַ rêyach H7381 of Lebanon. לְבָנוֹן Lᵉbânôwn H3844

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Song of Solomon 4:11 in Other Translations

KJV	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.
WEB	Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
ASV	Thy lips, O mybride, drop asthe honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
YLT	Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments Is as the fragrance of Lebanon.
WBT	Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honey-comb; honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon.
DBY	Thy lips, [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.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 4:11

Song of Solomon 5:1 Song of Solomon 7:9 Hosea 14:6–7 Genesis 27:27 Song of Solomon 5:13 Psalms 45:8 Proverbs 16:24 Isaiah 7:15 Hosea 14:2 Psalms 71:23–24 Proverbs 5:3 Psalms 19:10 Proverbs 24:13–14 Hebrews 13:15 Psalms 71:14–15 Song of Solomon 4:3

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Questions about Song of Solomon 4:11

What does Song of Solomon 4:11 say?

Song of Solomon 4:11 in the King James Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 4, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 4:11 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 4:11 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 4, verse 11, in the Old Testament.

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This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 4:11 in the table on this page.

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