| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. | 1The Most Beautiful Song by Solomon. |
| 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. | 2Let him kiss me over and over again! Your love is better than wine. |
| 3Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. | 3The fragrance of your perfumed oil is wonderful. Your name is perfume poured out. Therefore the young women love you. |
| 4Draw me away! We will run after you. The Shulamite The king has brought me into his chambers. The Daughters of Jerusalem We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. The Shulamite Rightly do they love you. | 4Take me with you! Let's run away! Let the king bring me into his private chambers. The daughters of Jerusalem will rejoice and be happy for you. We will value your love more than wine. They love you appropriately. |
| 5I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5The daughters of Jerusalem, I'm dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept. | 6Don't stare at me because I'm dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn't take care of my own vineyard. |
| 7Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? | 7Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? |
| 8If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents. | 8If you don't know, most beautiful of women, go out after the flock and graze your young goats beside the shepherd's tents. |
| 9I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots. | 9My darling, I compare you to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. |
| 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. | 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| 11We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver. | 11We will make ornaments of gold for you, accented with silver. |
| 12While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. | 12While the king was sitting at his table, my perfume sent forth its fragrance. |
| 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts. | 13My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh that lies between my breasts all night. |
| 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. | 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi. |
| 15Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. | 15Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes are doves. |
| 16Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green. | 16Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch. |
| 17The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. | 17The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
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