Song of Solomon 4:3 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

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

Song of Solomon 4:4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Song of Solomon 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lips", "like", "thread", "scarlet", "speech", "comely", and "temples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lips" 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 flock of..." into verse 4's "Thy neck is like the tower of...", so "lips" 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 "lips" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.