Song of Solomon 4:11 (LSB)

Passage

Your lips, my bride, drip honey from the comb; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:9 You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride; You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes, With a single strand of your necklace.

Song of Solomon 4:10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices!

Song of Solomon 4:11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey from the comb; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride, A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.

Song of Solomon 4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates With choice fruits, henna with nard plants,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lips", "bride", "drip", "honey", "comb", "milk", and "under". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lips" and "bride", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "How beautiful is your love my sister..." into verse 12's "A garden locked is my sister my...", so "lips" and "bride" 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 "lips" and "bride" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.