Song of Solomon 4:10
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
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40 songs meet this passage
“we be making love constantly”
Brown Sugar (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London/1995) · D'Angelo
strains against Song of Solomon 4:10
Scripture does celebrate physical love, but within covenant delight and mutual devotion; here it's described as compulsive appetite rather than committed intimacy.
“So you better represent 'cuz my love is the shhh!”
My Love Is the Shhh! · Somethin' for The People
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:10
Scripture itself celebrates romantic delight between lovers; this song's boastful affection echoes that same impulse, though far less poetically and with less covenant context.
“I wanna be your backdoor man”
Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire within covenant love with tenderness and exclusivity; this song's version is casual and conquest-driven, stripped of any committed context.
Do Me! · Bell Biv DeVoe
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture's own celebration of desire is wrapped in covenant devotion and mutual delight, not a string of casual one-night encounters.
“last night, I made love for the very first time”
Can't Stop · After 7
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself delights in the joy and wonder of romantic and physical love between two people; this song's excitement over newfound intimacy has real precedent.
“You've got that whip appeal so whip it on me babe”
Whip Appeal · Babyface
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
The exuberant, almost playful praise of a lover's effect on the beloved mirrors the celebratory tone of this biblical love poetry.
“I wanna pull down the shades and the lights”
Make You Sweat · Keith Sweat
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Physical desire and longing between lovers is itself affirmed in Scripture; this song's energy isn't foreign to that, though it lacks the covenantal framing found there.
Tic Tac Toe (Original Mix) · Kyper
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture's own love poetry is sensual but rooted in covenant delight and mutual cherishing, a far cry from this song's game-like, consequence-free framing.
“I wanna love you down, I wanna sex you up”
I Wanna Sex You Up · Color Me Badd
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire and physical love, but always within the garden of marriage and mutual delight, not as a standalone pursuit of the moment.
Romantic · Karyn White
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
The song's overall mood of romantic anticipation mirrors the celebratory, unembarrassed tone of this biblical love poetry, though without any marital framing specified.
In the Closet · Michael Jackson
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire, but within covenant love openly declared, not hidden affairs kept secret from others, which is this song's whole premise.
“She can spend every birthday butt naked”
Rump Shaker · Wreckx-n-Effect
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate sexual desire, but within covenant love and mutual delight; here the body is flattened to spectacle for anonymous consumption, with no relationship in view.
If · Janet Jackson
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire, but within covenant and mutual belonging; here the longing is aimed at someone who belongs to someone else, severing desire from its proper context.
“pulled out the jammy and killed the punani”
It Was a Good Day · Ice Cube
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Where Scripture frames sexual intimacy as tender covenant delight, here it's reduced to crude conquest and wordplay with violent imagery.
“I only wanna make it good”
Please Forgive Me · Bryan Adams
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates passionate romantic love within marriage; this song's ardor isn't inherently wrong, only secular in its vocabulary.
Stroke You Up · Changing Faces
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture's own celebration of desire is wrapped in covenant love and delighted admiration, not an invitation detached from commitment.
“I need a roughneck nigga that can satisfy me”
Freak Like Me · Adina Howard
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire between lovers, but within tenderness and covenant love, not as a demand detached from relationship.
“Tonight, I need your body”
Freek'n You · Jodeci
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates physical desire within covenant love; this song echoes that passion's intensity, though stripped of covenant context.
“I want to feel your heart and soul inside of me”
You're Makin' Me High · Toni Braxton
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates desire and physical love between husband and wife; the ache for intimacy here isn't inherently wrong, only severed from that covenant context.
“As we explored your image of love”
Last Night · Az Yet
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates romantic and physical delight between lovers; this song's wonder at intimacy isn't inherently wrong.
“Girl when I break you off”
Pony · Ginuwine
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture's own celebration of sexual desire is wrapped in covenant love and tender language; here desire is stripped of relationship and reduced to performance.
Hit Me Off · New Edition
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate desire and romance, but within covenant love and tender exclusivity, a far cry from this song's casual, transactional vibe.
“But you don't, but you don't even notice me”
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? (Album Edit Version) · Paula Cole
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Where biblical romantic love delights in attentive cherishing of the beloved, this line exposes the ache of being unseen and unwanted.
Never Make a Promise · Dru Hill
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates romantic and physical desire between committed lovers, so this isn't inherently at odds with a biblical view of intimacy, though the song lacks any framing of covenant.
“I'm gonna be on you and you're gonna be on me”
What's On Tonight · Montell Jordan
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself has room for romantic and physical longing between lovers; the ache this song voices isn't foreign to the Bible, though here it lacks the covenant context Song of Solomon assumes.
“It's more than sexual, this love you know, is proper dough”
Butta Love (Radio Edit) · Next
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates romantic and physical delight between lovers, so this isn't inherently wrong, though here it lacks the covenantal framing Song of Solomon assumes.
“Love makin', hopefully while we grind”
Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo) · Public Announcement
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture does celebrate physical desire, but within covenant love and devotion, not an anonymous dance-floor encounter with no commitment in view.
My Body · LSG
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture's own celebration of desire is wrapped in covenant love and mutual delight; here desire is stripped of relationship and reduced to sensation alone.
“My heart is set on you”
When the Lights Go Out · Five
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Scripture itself celebrates romantic desire and longing between lovers; this line's ardor isn't inherently wrong, it echoes the Bible's own poetry of attraction, though here stripped of covenant context.
“Let me love you down, even if it takes all night”
Love You Down · INOJ
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Physical desire between committed partners is affirmed elsewhere in Scripture; this song echoes that celebratory, bodily longing, though stripped of the covenantal context Song of Solomon assumes.
Gata Only · FloyyMenor & Cris Mj
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Scripture does celebrate desire and intimacy, but within covenant love and mutual delight, not as a one-sided conquest narrative.
WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) · Cardi B
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Scripture's own erotic poetry is tender, mutual, and relational; this song's posture is detached, boastful, and reduces intimacy to spectacle.
“I can make you scream if you let down your guard”
Good Enough · Bobby Brown
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Scripture does celebrate sexual desire poetically within covenant love, but here the imagery is stripped of relationship or tenderness, reduced to performance.
Your Body's Callin' · R. Kelly
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Scripture's own love poetry pairs desire with covenant delight and mutual devotion, not a one-sided pursuit of physical satisfaction.
“Pleasure is the destination”
Anything · SWV
strains against Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Scripture does celebrate physical desire and pleasure, but within the context of covenanted marital love, not as an end unto itself detached from commitment.
“I'll show you pleasure like you've never known”
Rub You the Right Way (Radio Edit) · Johnny Gill
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:10-11
Scripture itself celebrates physical desire and delight between lovers; the song's sensuality isn't inherently wrong, just stripped of the covenant context Song of Solomon assumes.
Now That We Found Love (feat. Aaron Hall) · Heavy D & The Boyz
strains against Song of Solomon 4:10-11
Scripture's own celebration of romantic love is tender and covenantal; here the same territory is reduced to crude jest.
“Reach out and feel my body”
That's the Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:10-11
Physical delight in a beloved is affirmed poetically in Scripture, though there the relationship is framed within committed covenant love.
“cause we're not about to brag or boast”
Freak Me · Silk
strains against Song of Solomon 4:10-11
Scripture does celebrate erotic love poetically within covenant intimacy; this song strips that context away, leaving only physical description detached from relationship or commitment.
“Lick him like a lollipop should be licked”
Shoop (Re-Recorded) [Remastered] · Salt-N-Pepa
strains against Song of Solomon 4:10-11
Scripture's own celebration of desire is embedded in covenant intimacy; this line extracts the appetite and strips away that context.
Elsewhere in Song of Solomon 4
- Song of Solomon 4:1Sapphire · golden hour · Sweet Child O' Mine · Die a Happy Man · In Love · Baby, I Love Your Way · Baby · Loungin
- Song of Solomon 4:1-7Guess featuring billie eilish · You Shook Me All Night Long · Justify My Love · Slow Motion · The Most Beautiful Girl in the World · Doin' It (iTunes Original) · You Remind Me of Something
- Song of Solomon 4:7Too Sweet · Beautiful Crazy · The Painter · Beautiful in My Eyes
- Song of Solomon 4:9ocean eyes · Breathe · Speechless · The First Time · Every Day of the Week
- Song of Solomon 4:16LUNCH · Nice & Slow · Touch It
- Song of Solomon 4:16-5:1Uhh Ahh · I'll Make Love to You