Song of Solomon 7 · Verse 9

Song of Solomon 7:9

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.
Song of Solomon 7:9, King James Version

Song of Solomon 7:9 in other translations

BSBand your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
WEBYour mouth is like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
ASVAnd thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
YLTAnd thy palate as the good wine--'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
DARBYAnd the roof of thy mouth like the best wine,...That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.
BBEAnd the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Song of Solomon 7:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. roof of thy mouth--thy voice (Pr 15:23). best wine--the new wine of the gospel kingdom (Mr 14:25), poured out at Pentecost (Ac 2:4, 13, 17). for my beloved--(So 4:10). Here first the daughters call Him theirs, and become one with the bride. The steps successively are (So 1:5) where they misjudge her (So 3:11); So 5:8, where the possibility of their finding Him, before she regained Him, is expressed; So 5:9 (So 6:1; 7:6, 9; Joh 4:42). causing ... asleep to speak--(Is 35:6; Mr 5:19, 20; Ac 2:47; Ep 5:14). Jesus Christ's first miracle turned water into "good wine kept until now" (Joh 2:10); just as the Gospel revives those asleep and dying under the law (Pr 31:6; Ro 7:9, 10, 24, 25; 8:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The roof of thy mouth like the best wine - The voice or conversation of the spouse is most probably what is meant. Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak - As good wine has a tendency to cause the most backward to speak fluently when taken in moderation; so a sight of thee, and hearing the charms of thy conversation, is sufficient to excite the most taciturn to speak, and even to become eloquent in thy praises.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:1-9

The graces of the church. (Song 7:1-9) The delight of the church in Christ. (Song 7:10-13) Verses 1-9 The similitudes here are different from what they were before, and in the original refer to glorious and splendid clothing. Such honour have all his saints; and having put on Christ, they are distinguished by their beautiful and glorious apparel. They adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things. Consistent…

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Song of Solomon 7:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְחִכֵּ֕ךְve.chi.Kekhand mouth yourH2441
כְּיֵ֥יןke.Yeinlike [the] wine ofH3196
הַטּ֛וֹבha.Tov<the> goodH2896
הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[which] goesH1980
לְדוֹדִ֖יle.do.Difor lover myH1730
לְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםle.mei.sha.Rimto smoothness<es>H4339
דּוֹבֵ֖בdo.Vev[which] flows gentlyH1680
שִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.Tei[the] lips ofH8193
יְשֵׁנִֽים\׃ye.she.NimsleepersH3463

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 7:9

  • Song of Solomon 5:16

    His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Isaiah 62:8-9

    The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

  • Zechariah 9:15-17

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

  • Acts 16:30-34

    And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. …

  • Hebrews 13:15

    By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  • Acts 4:31-32

    And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

  • Acts 2:11-13

    Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

  • Song of Solomon 5:2

    I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

  • Song of Solomon 2:14

    O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

  • Romans 13:11

    And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

  • Ephesians 4:29

    Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

  • Proverbs 16:24

    Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the roof.
2:14; 5:16; Pr 16:24; Eph 4:29; Col 3:16,17; 4:6; Heb 13:15
the best.
Isa 62:8,9; Zec 9:15-17; Ac 2:11-13,46,47; 4:31,32; 16:30-34
sweetly. Heb. straightly. those that are asleep. or, theancient.
5:2; Ro 13:11; 1Th 4:13,14; Re 14:13

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 7:8

    I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

  • Song of Solomon 7:9

    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.

  • Song of Solomon 7:10

    I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

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Song of Solomon 7:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tu paladar como el buen vino, que se entra á mi amado suavemente, y hace hablar los labios de los viejos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
J’ai dit: Je monterai sur le palmier, je saisirai ses rameaux; et que tes seins soient comme les grappes de la vigne, et le parfum de ton nez comme des pommes,
German
Elberfelder 1871
und dein Gaumen wie der beste Wein, der meinem Geliebten sanft hinuntergleitet, der über die Lippen der Schlummernden schleicht
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum, dignum dilecto meo ad potandum, labiisque et dentibus illius ad ruminandum.