Song of Songs 5:12
His eyes are like doves
What it says
She compares his eyes to doves by streams of water, full and set in beauty.
What it is doing
This verse highlights tenderness and clarity in his gaze.
In context
10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, 11His head is purest gold; 12His eyes are like doves 13His cheeks are like beds of spice, 14His arms are rods of gold 15His legs are pillars of marble 16His mouth is most sweet;