Song of SolomonJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareSong of Solomon 1Webster - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Song of Solomon 1Song of Solomon 2Song of Solomon 3Song of Solomon 4Song of Solomon 5Song of Solomon 6Song of Solomon 7Song of Solomon 8›Song of Solomon 1ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's. 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine. 3Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4Draw 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. 5I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6Look 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] my own vineyard have I not kept. 7Tell 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? 8If thou knowest not, O thou fairest among women, go forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents. 9I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold]. 11We will make for thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 12While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its smell. 13A bundle of myrrh [is] my well beloved to me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14My beloved [is] to me [as] a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of En-gedi. 15Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes. 16Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant: also our bed [is] green. 17The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters of fir. Next chapterSong of Solomon 2›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsSong of Solomon 1 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain