Song of Solomon 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Song of Solomon 4:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Song of Solomon 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil. ”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As a thread of scarlet <FI>are<Fi> thy lips, And thy speech <FI>is<Fi> comely, As the work of the pomegranate <FI>is<Fi> thy temple behind thy veil,”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil. ”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thy lippes are like a threede of scarlet, and thy talke is comely: thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.”

Song of Solomon 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 4:3 in Context — Song of Solomon 4

1 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.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

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What Does Song of Solomon 4:3 Mean?

Song of Solomon 4:3 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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