Song-of-solomon 7:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Webster's Revision
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
World English Bible
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And thy mouth like the best wine, that goeth down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
Clarke's Song-of-solomon 7:9 Bible Commentary
The roof of thy mouth like the best wine - The voice or conversation of the spouse is most probably what is meant.
Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak - As good wine has a tendency to cause the most backward to speak fluently when taken in moderation; so a sight of thee, and hearing the charms of thy conversation, is sufficient to excite the most taciturn to speak, and even to become eloquent in thy praises.
Barnes's Song-of-solomon 7:9 Bible Commentary
For my beloved, that goeth down sweetly - Words of the bride interrupting the king, and finishing his sentence, that goeth smoothly or pleasantly for my beloved. Compare Proverbs 23:31.
Wesley's Song-of-solomon 7:9 Bible Commentary
7:9 Thy mouth - Thy speech, the palate being one of the principal instruments of speech. Wine - Grateful and refreshing for thee my beloved, who reapest the comfort and benefit of that pleasure which I take in thee. Causing - The most dull, and stupid, and sleepy persons to speak.
