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Song of Solomon 7:13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates [are] all manner of pleasant [fruits], new and old, [which] I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

Song of Solomon 7:13 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Mandrakes. By popular etymology, “love apples.” They were supposed to excite amatory desire and favor procreation (see Gen. 30:14–16).

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