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Song of Sol. 4:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Prov. 31:26• ²⁶She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness. (Prov. 31:26)

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Col. 4:6• ⁶Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, so as to know how ye ought to answer each one. (Col. 4:6)

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Pomegranates; Rimmon,

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lips.

Song of Sol. 4:11• ¹¹Thy lips, 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. (Song of Sol. 4:11)

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Song of Sol. 5:13,16• ¹³His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
¹⁶His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (Song of Sol. 5:13,16)

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Song of Sol. 7:9• ⁹And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, … That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep. (Song of Sol. 7:9)

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Psa. 37:30• ³⁰The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment; (Psa. 37:30)

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Psa. 45:2• ²Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. (Psa. 45:2)

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Psa. 119:13• ¹³With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. (Psa. 119:13)

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Prov. 10:13,20‑21• ¹³In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
²⁰The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
²¹The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding. (Prov. 10:13,20‑21)

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Prov. 16:21‑24• ²¹The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
²²Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
²³The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
²⁴Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. (Prov. 16:21‑24)

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Matt. 12:35• ³⁵The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things. (Matt. 12:35)

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Luke 4:22• ²²And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph? (Luke 4:22)

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2 Cor. 5:18‑21• ¹⁸and all things are of the God who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation:
¹⁹how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.
²⁰We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.
²¹Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that *we* might become God's righteousness in him. (2 Cor. 5:18‑21)

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Eph. 4:29• ²⁹Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it. (Eph. 4:29)

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Col. 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
¹⁷And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him. (Col. 3:16‑17)

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Col. 4:6• ⁶Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, so as to know how ye ought to answer each one. (Col. 4:6)

scarlet.

Lev. 14:4,6,49‑52• ⁴then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two clean living birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
⁶as to the living bird--he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water;
⁴⁹And he shall take, to purge the house from the defilement, two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop;
⁵⁰and he shall kill one bird in an earthen vessel over running water;
⁵¹and he shall take the cedar-wood and the hyssop and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times;
⁵²and he shall purge the house from the defilement with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar-wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet; (Lev. 14:4,6,49‑52)

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Num. 4:8• ⁸And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves to it. (Num. 4:8)

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Num. 19:6• ⁶And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer. (Num. 19:6)

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Josh. 2:18• ¹⁸Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind in the window this line of scarlet thread by which thou hast let us down; and thou shalt gather to thee in the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household; (Josh. 2:18)

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Prov. 31:26• ²⁶She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness. (Prov. 31:26)

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Heb. 9:19• ¹⁹For every commandment having been spoken according to the law by Moses to all the people; having taken the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, (Heb. 9:19)

thy temples.

Song of Sol. 6:7• ⁷As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil. (Song of Sol. 6:7)

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Gen. 32:10• ¹⁰--I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops. (Gen. 32:10)

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Ezra 9:6• ⁶and said: O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens. (Ezra 9:6)

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Ezek. 16:63• ⁶³that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 16:63)

• "Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely." As the river of God's grace which flows through this world is deeply tinged with the blood of the cross, so should the conversation of the believer be. (“Song of Solomon 4” by A. Miller)

• The fruit is said to be delicious to the taste; and when thus broken it presents a bright red color, mingled with white. This comparison, I suppose, gives us the idea of modesty, shamefacedness, or blushing. Blessed change for the house of Jacob, whom the spouse represents. There was a time when the Lord had to say, of His ancient people; " I know that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass." (Isa. 48:4.) What a change, now! What has grace wrought! Now, the Lord sees in His loved one the perfection of meekness and lowly grace. Even her blushing temples are hidden by her flowing tresses. (“Song of Solomon 4” by A. Miller)

• The lips like a thread of scarlet proclaim the healthy condition of the body, just as wholesome speech, of which the lips are a symbol, set forth the condition of the heart, for "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh" (Matt. 12:34). (“Canticle 3: The Communion of Love” by H. Smith)

• The temples. The forehead is used in Scripture to express either modesty or boldness. … the bride is marked by modesty. She can blush, so that her forehead becomes red "like a piece of pomegranate," but it is "within thy locks," or as it may read "behind thy veil." Under the outward symbol of subjection there was genuine modesty. Not outward subjection, and inward rebellion. (“Canticle 3: The Communion of Love” by H. Smith)

• Here it is the red lip of health, of spiritual health. “Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely.” Why? Because it is speech that has to do with Him! The bride loves to speak of the bridegroom, as the Christian loves to speak of Christ, and her lips are like a thread of scarlet, for she exalts that blood by which she has been brought nigh to God. (“Song of Solomon 4:1-11” by H.A. Ironside)

• “Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.” You know the temple speaks of the dome of thought, and so the bride’s thought is about her bridegroom. She loves to think of him, to meditate upon the treasures found in his word. Then he delights in her as she delights in him. (“Song of Solomon 4:1-11” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

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Or "cheeks"; and so ch. 6.7.