All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
- KJV The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
- NKJV The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold.
- NASB ¶The King’s daughter is all glorious within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
- NLT The bride, a princess, looks glorious in her golden gown.
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Quick answer
The princess within is all glorious, her clothing woven with gold. It matters because the bride's splendor pictures the beauty Christ gives His church.
Overview
The bride is described as wholly glorious, richly adorned. Her inner and outer beauty befit her royal husband. This points to the church, made glorious not by her own merit but clothed by Christ in the gold of His righteousness, presented radiant to her King.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 19:7–8Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Isa 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Matt 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- Rom 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Luke 11:40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
- Rom 3:22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Rev 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
- 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 2 Cor 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Ps 45:9–10The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- 1 Pet 3:3–4Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- Song 7:1How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
- 1 Sam 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- Matt 22:11–12But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
- Rom 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
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