Song of Solomon 4:3 (GNV)

Passage

Thy lippes are like a threede of scarlet, and thy talke is comely: thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:1 Behold, thou art faire, my loue: behold, thou art faire: thine eyes are like the doues: among thy lockes thine heare is like the flocke of goates, which looke downe from the mountaine of Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe in good order, which go vp from the washing: which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.

Song of Solomon 4:3 Thy lippes are like a threede of scarlet, and thy talke is comely: thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.

Song of Solomon 4:4 Thy necke is as the tower of Dauid builte for defence: a thousand shieldes hang therein, and all the targates of the strong men.

Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breastes are as two young roes that are twinnes, feeding among the lilies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lippes", "like", "threede", "scarlet", "talke", "comely", "temples", and "within". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lippes" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Thy teeth are like a flocke of..." into verse 4's "Thy necke is as the tower of...", so "lippes" and "like" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lippes" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.