Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Holman Bible
For your
International Standard Version
Let him kiss me over and over again! Your love is better than wine.
A Conservative Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for thy love is better than wine.
American Standard Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.
Amplified
“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,]
“For your love is better than wine.
Darby Translation
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall kiss me from the kisses of his mouth: for thy good breasts are above wine.
King James 2000
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{May you kiss me} {passionately with your lips}, for your love [is] better than wine.
Modern King James verseion
Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth; for Your love is better than wine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thy love is more pleasant than wine,
NET Bible
The Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how I wish you would kiss me passionately! For your lovemaking is more delightful than wine.
New Heart English Bible
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
The Emphasized Bible
SHELet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! THEYFor better are thy caresses than wine:
Webster
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
World English Bible
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better are thy loves than wine.
Interlinear
Peh
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Soliloquy
1 The song of Songs, which is Solomon's. 2 Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine. 3 Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.
Names
Cross References
Song of Songs 4:10
How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!
Song of Songs 1:4
Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.
Genesis 27:26-27
And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss.
Genesis 29:11
And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Genesis 45:15
Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.
Psalm 2:12
For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
Psalm 36:7
How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
Song of Songs 2:4
He took me to the house of wine, and his flag over me was love.
Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Songs 7:6
How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.
Song of Songs 7:9
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Song of Songs 7:12
Let us go out early to the vine-gardens; let us see if the vine is in bud, if it has put out its young fruit, and the pomegranate is in flower. There I will give you my love.
Song of Songs 8:1-2
Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.
Isaiah 25:6
And in this mountain will the Lord of armies make for all peoples a feast of good things, a feast of wines long stored, of good things sweet to the taste, of wines long kept and tested.
Isaiah 55:1-2
Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.
Matthew 26:26
And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.
Luke 15:20
And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
Acts 21:7
And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day.
1 Peter 5:14
Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.