Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a beloved within an immediate poetic exchange about physical closeness, positioned between the book’s title declaration and the subsequent description of perfume.
The words — The verb יִשִּׁקֵנִי (yiššîqênî) literally means "let him kiss me," while דֹּדֶיךָ (dōdêkā) translates to "your loves" or "your affection."
The thread — The explicit comparison of love to wine appears in Song of Solomon 4:10, while the Hebrew term for steadfast love (חֶסֶד) in Psalm 36:7 provides a parallel lexical track for covenant devotion.
Why it lands — The text states a preference for direct relational intimacy over symbolic substitutes, requiring the reader to acknowledge the priority of embodied connection in the passage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Psalms 36:7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Song of Solomon 1:4 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.
- Psalms 63:3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- Isaiah 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Song of Solomon 7:9 and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
- Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
- Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
- Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Song of Solomon 2:4 He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.