Song of Solomon 4:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> fair, my friend, lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> fair, Thine eyes <FI>are<Fi> doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Song of Solomon 4:1 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 32:1Now 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 32:40So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
- Psalms 45:11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
- Song of Solomon 2:14O 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.
- Song of Solomon 4:9You 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 5:11His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
- Song of Solomon 6:5Turn 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 6:7Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
- Song of Solomon 7:5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Ezekiel 16:14Your 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.
- Micah 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18And 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.
- Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
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