Song of Solomon 5:16
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His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.