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Song of Solomon 4:1

Song of Solomon 4:1 is verse 1 of Song of Solomon chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.

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King James Version

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

World English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.

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Song of Solomon 4:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.

2 Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.

3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Song of Solomon 4:9

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.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

Song of Solomon 1:15

How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.

Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.

Psalms 45:11

and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Ezekiel 16:14

Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Song of Solomon 5:12

His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Philippians 2:4

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:5

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Song of Solomon 6:5

Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.

Song of Solomon 6:7

Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.

Song of Solomon 7:5

Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.

Numbers 32:1

Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

Numbers 32:40

So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

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