Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the beloved, describing her mouth as fine wine that flows to him immediately after praising her breasts and breath in the preceding verse.
The words — The term חִכֵּ֕ךְ (chi.Ke/kh) translates literally as "your mouth," directly linked to כְּ/יֵ֥ין הַ/טּ֛וֹב (ke./Yein ha./Tov) for "like the finest wine," with the verb דּוֹבֵ֖ב (do.Vev) indicating a gentle, smooth flow toward the speaker's lover.
The thread — The description of a sweet mouth runs parallel to Song of Solomon 5:16, which declares his mouth "most sweet," and Proverbs 16:24, which observes that pleasant words are sweet to the soul.
Why it lands — The text presents the mouth as a conduit of smooth, wine-like delight for the beloved, demanding the reader acknowledge the physical intimacy described without adding external theological claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Song of Solomon 2:14 O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
- Song of Solomon 5:2 I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- Isaiah 62:8 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
- Zechariah 9:15 The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
- Acts 2:11 both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
- Acts 4:31 After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Acts 16:30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.