Song of Songs 1:2

The bride longs for the affection of her beloved, prizing his love above wine. It celebrates the joy and intimacy of devoted love.

Cross-references · 20

• Song 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
• Song 1:4Draw 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.
• Ps 36:7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
• Isa 55:1–2Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
• Ps 63:3–5Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• Luke 15:20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
• Song 7:9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
• Matt 26:26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
• Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Isa 25:6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
• Song 8:1–2O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
• Song 2:4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
• Song 7:12Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
• Song 5:16His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
• Acts 21:7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
• Song 7:6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
• 1 Pet 5:14Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
• Gen 45:15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
• Gen 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
• Gen 27:26–27And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

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