Song of Solomon 4:10 — Bible Verse (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!”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Song of Solomon 4:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Song of Solomon 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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!”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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! ”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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! ”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My sister, my spouse, how faire is thy loue? howe much better is thy loue then wine? and the sauour of thine oyntments then all spices?”

Song of Solomon 4:10 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 4:10 in Context — Song of Solomon 4

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

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.

10 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!

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.

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

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What Does Song of Solomon 4:10 Mean?

Song of Solomon 4:10 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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