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So 5:16 King James His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Literally, "His palate is sweetness, yea, all over loveliness," that is, He is the essence of these qualities.

mouth--so Sol 1:2, not the same as "lips" (Sol 5:13), His breath (Isa 11:4; Joh 20:22). "All over," all the beauties scattered among creatures are transcendently concentrated in Him (Col 1:19; Col 2:9).

my beloved--for I love Him.

my friend--for He loves me (Pro 18:24). Holy boasting (Psa 34:2; Co1 1:31).
 
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31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?