Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 4:7
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The male speaker addresses his beloved amid a poetic exchange about mountains and fragrant spices. He pronounces her complete beauty at a moment of intimate affirmation before inviting her to descend from Lebanon.
The words — The phrase כֻּלָּךְ (kulakh) means "all of you," directly paired with אֵין מוּם (ein mum), literally "there is no blemish," to state a total absence of defect.
The thread — The repeated acclaim of beauty in Song 1:15 and 4:1 establishes a pattern of admiration that culminates in this verse's specific claim of flawlessness. The unblemished status of the people of God later appears in Ephesians 5:27, while Ephesians 5:25 focuses on the husband's sacrificial love.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the beloved's complete integrity without moralizing or allegorizing the immediate context. It requires the reader to acknowledge the statement as a direct declaration of wholeness before applying it to any theological framework.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 1:15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- Song of Solomon 4:1 How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- Colossians 1:22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Psalms 45:13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
- Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- 2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
- Numbers 24:5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!