Song of Solomon 4:11
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 4:11 belongs to the book also called Canticles. It is part of a poetic picture of Christ and His church, expressing Christ's love and the church's response to Him. It is a parable of Christ and His church told in the warm, figurative language of the East. It is part of an Oriental love poem that portrays Christ's love for the church.
Experiences in Solomon's life may serve as a type of Christ and the church portrayed in the poem. The imagery belongs to the time when it was written and gives no ground for the objection now made against it. Its images compare the beloved's speech to honey and milk and the fragrance of her garments to Lebanon. Milk and honey under the tongue picture speech that is kind and gracious, flowing from a heart shaped by the law of kindness.