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Bible Verses About Lily of the Valley: 12

Bible Verses About Lily of the Valley: 12 Scriptures on shoshannah.

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By Christopher McAllister

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Published October 1, 20265 min readSong of Songs 2:2 (NIV)

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"Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women."

— Song of Songs 2:2 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the lily of the valley want Scripture on shoshannah — the Song's lily imagery and Jesus' "consider the lilies" word — not only the Rose of Sharon Song 2:1 title alone or the true vine plant list alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about Rose of Sharon, Bible verses about the true vine, Bible verses about the vine, Bible verses about the tree of life, Bible verses about love, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about hope, and Bible verse of the day. Lily of the valley here means Song lily imagery centered on Song 2:2+ — Song 2:1 stays on the rose page — distinct from Branch shoot lists and true-vine abiding lists alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, "lily" is שׁוֹשַׁנָּה shoshannah (Strong's H7799; Bible Hub H7799) — lily, or lily flower. The Song uses lily language for beauty among thorns and for the beloved's presence among lilies; Jesus points to lilies of the field in Matthew and Luke. This list tracks that lily theme, not the Rose-of-Sharon Song 2:1 centerpiece and not Hosea's shoot/Branch oracle.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Songs 2 treats the lily among thorns (Bible Hub MHC Songs 2; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Song 2). Matthew 6 presses considering the lilies of the field (Bible Hub MHC Matthew 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Matthew 6). (Rose of Sharon and true-vine lists live on those pages; this list centers lily.)

12 Bible verses about Lily of the Valley

  1. Song of Songs 2:2. "Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women." A lily among thorns — darling distinguished. See Bible verses about love.

  2. Matthew 6:28-29. "'And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.'" See how the flowers grow — Solomon outdone. See Bible verses about Jesus.

  3. Luke 12:27. "'Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.'" Consider the wild flowers — same trust word. See Bible verses about hope.

  4. Song of Songs 6:3. "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies." Among the lilies — mutual belonging. See Bible verses about God's love.

  5. Song of Songs 7:2. "Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies." Encircled by lilies — beauty framed. See Bible verses about love.

  6. Song of Songs 4:5. "Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies." Twin fawns — browse among the lilies. See Bible verses about love.

  7. Song of Songs 5:10. "My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand." Outstanding among ten thousand — beloved praised (lily-cluster frame). See Bible verses about Jesus.

  8. Song of Songs 2:3. "Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste." Apple tree among the forest — beloved among the young men. See Bible verses about the tree of life.

  9. Song of Songs 7:12. "Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love." Blossoms opened — love in the vineyard. See Bible verses about the vine.

  10. 1 Kings 7:19. "The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high." Capitals like lilies — temple beauty. See Bible verses about worship.

  11. 1 Kings 7:26. "It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths." Rim like a lily blossom — sea of cast metal. See Bible verses about worship.

  12. Hosea 14:4. "'I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.'" Love them freely — heal waywardness (frame before the lily blossom line on companions). See Bible verses about God's love.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need lily-of-the-valley language — not twelve as a grind. If you need lily among thorns, start with Song 2:2. If you need Jesus' consider-the-lilies word, open Matthew 6:28-29 or Luke 12:27. If you need temple lily capitals, open 1 Kings 7:19. For Rose of Sharon / Song 2:1, open Bible verses about Rose of Sharon. For true vine, open Bible verses about the true vine. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about lily of the valley?

Song of Songs 2:2 (lily among thorns), Matthew 6:28-29 (flowers of the field), and Song 6:3 (browses among the lilies) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about lily of the valley differ from Rose of Sharon or true vine alone?

Rose of Sharon centers Song 2:1 chabatstseleth; true vine centers John 15. This page centers Hebrew shoshannah lily imagery from Song 2:2 onward plus Jesus' lily word — then cross-links. See Bible verses about Rose of Sharon and Bible verses about the true vine.

What does shoshannah mean?

Hebrew shoshannah (H7799) means lily or lily flower — the Song's lily language and related blossom imagery.

Why not use Song 2:1 on this page too?

Song 2:1 names both rose of Sharon and lily of the valleys; to keep the three new pages at 0 shared verses, Song 2:1 stays on the rose page and this list starts at Song 2:2.

Where can I read more about love, Jesus, and hope?

Start with Bible verses about love, then Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about Jesus, and Bible verses about hope.

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