Song of Solomon — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on song of solomon, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Song of Solomon 1:5 (KJV)
In the opening chapter, the bride describes herself as 'black, but comely' and compares herself to which tents?
Answer: The tents of Kedar
Study note. She says she is black like the tents of Kedar, but comely as the curtains of Solomon.
Lesson 2 · Song of Solomon 2:1 (KJV)
To what flower does the bride compare herself in the second chapter?
Answer: The rose of Sharon
Study note. The speaker declares, 'I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.'
Lesson 3 · Song of Solomon 2:14 (KJV)
What does the bridegroom say is 'sweet' and 'comely' in the second chapter?
Answer: Thy voice and thy countenance
Study note. He asks to see her countenance and hear her voice, for her voice is sweet.
Lesson 4 · Song of Solomon 2:15 (KJV)
What 'little' animals are mentioned as spoiling the vines?
Answer: Little foxes
Study note. The text says, 'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines.'
Lesson 5 · Song of Solomon 4:1 (KJV)
The bridegroom compares the bride's hair to a flock of what animal?
Answer: Goats
Study note. He says her hair is as a flock of goats that appear from mount Gilead.
Lesson 6 · Song of Solomon 4:3 (KJV)
What are the bride's lips compared to in chapter 4?
Answer: A thread of scarlet
Study note. The text states, 'Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely.'
Lesson 7 · Song of Solomon 4:12 (KJV)
The bridegroom describes the bride as a 'garden inclosed' and what other sealed object?
Answer: A spring shut up
Study note. He calls her 'a garden inclosed... a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.'
Lesson 8 · Song of Solomon 5:7 (KJV)
When the bride seeks her beloved in the city at night, who finds and smites her?
Answer: The watchmen
Study note. The watchmen that went about the city found her, smote her, and wounded her.
Lesson 9 · Song of Solomon 8:6 (KJV)
According to chapter 8, love is as strong as what?
Answer: Death
Study note. The scripture says, 'for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.'
Lesson 10 · Song of Solomon 8:7 (KJV)
What can 'many waters' not do to love?
Answer: Quench it
Study note. The text declares, 'Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does song of solomon point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?