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Song of Solomon 1

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version BSB Berean Standard Bible
The song of songs , which is Solomon's .
This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth : for thy love is better than wine.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth ! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee .
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you .
Draw me , we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers : we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : the upright love thee .
Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers . We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
I am black , but comely , O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am dark , yet lovely , O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black , because the sun hath looked upon me : my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards ; but mine own vineyard have I not kept .
Do not stare because I am dark , for the sun has gazed upon me . My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards , but my own vineyard I have neglected .
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth , where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, O one I love , where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
If you do not know , O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds .
I have compared thee , O my love , to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
I compare you , my darling , to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels , thy neck with chains of gold .
Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments , your neck with strings of jewels .
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
We will make you ornaments of gold , studded with beads of silver.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof .
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance .
A bundle of myrrh is my well- beloved unto me ; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi .
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi .
Behold, thou art fair , my love; behold , thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
How beautiful you are , my darling! Oh , how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves .
Behold, thou art fair , my beloved , yea , pleasant: also our bed is green .
How handsome you are , my beloved ! Oh , how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir .
The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs .

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