| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. | 1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. | 2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. |
| 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. | 3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. |
| 4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. | 4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. |
| 5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick. | 5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. |
| 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. | 6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. |
| 7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. | 7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. |
| 8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. | 8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. |
| 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice. | 9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. |
| 10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. | 10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. |
| 11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; |
| 12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land. | 12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; |
| 13The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away! | 13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. |
| 14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely.” | 14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. |
| 15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. | 15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. |
| 16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies. | 16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. |
| 17Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether. | 17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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