The Song of Songs 2:1-2

The Lily among the Thorns and the Apple Tree in the Forest

The Beloved to Her Lover:

2:1 I am a meadow flower from Sharon,

a lily from the valleys.

The Lover to His Beloved:

2:2 Like a lily among the thorns,

so is my darling among the maidens.

The Song of Songs 2:16

Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession

The Beloved about Her Lover:

2:16 My lover is mine and I am his;

he grazes among the lilies.

The Song of Songs 4:5

4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,

twins of the gazelle

grazing among the lilies.

Matthew 6:28

6:28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

Luke 12:27

12:27 Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!