Charles Spurgeon Commentary Song Of Solomon 4:10

"How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!" — Song Of Solomon 4:10 (ASV)

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!

Do you hear that, O Spouse of Christ? Your love is often very cold, and very feeble, and even at the best it is not what you would want it to be, nor what it ought to be; yet Jesus values it highly, and says, How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!

And the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

You know that he has the smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia upon his garments when he comes out of the ivory palaces, yet he considers that his people's graces are sweeter than all the spices that ever grew.

How much better is thy love than wine!

Yet he knows what the best wine is like, for he is one day to drink it new with us in his Father's kingdom, yet he says that the love of his people is much better than wine, yes, even than that wine.