3As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,


In Context

1 Lo, thou art fair, my friend, lo, thou art fair, Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

2 Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

3 As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,

4 As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

5 Thy two breasts are as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech [is] comely: thy temples [are] like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind thy veil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your speech is comely: your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within your locks.