The similes employed refer to the graces of adornment, speech, and gesture, as expressions of inner character and sentiment.

With one…

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. …

Your lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb. Words, for sweetness, delight, and pleasure, like that; so the speech …

Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is: