Song of Solomon 2:2

Modern English Version

Like a lily among the thorns, so is my beloved among the young women.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:1

I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.

Song of Solomon 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my delightful one among the young men. I sat down in his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Isaiah 55:13

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

1 Peter 2:12

Live your lives honorably among the Gentiles, so that though they speak against you as evildoers, they shall see your good works and thereby glorify God in the day of visitation.