Song of Songs 3:4
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Cross-reference
Song 1:4 desires to be brought into the king's chambers — here she brings him to her mother's house, a complementary movement.
Song 8:2 repeats bringing the lover to the mother's house, reinforcing the same intimate scene.
In Genesis 32:26, Jacob says 'I will not let you go' — the exact same determined holding, but Jacob wrestles for a blessing.
Proverbs 8:17 promises that those who seek wisdom diligently find her — directly parallel to the bride finding her beloved.
Isaiah 45:19 assures God does not say seek in vain — affirming the seeker finds, just as the bride found her beloved.
Isaiah 55:6 calls to seek the Lord while He may be found, echoing the bride’s successful search for her beloved.
Jeremiah 29:13 promises seeking God with all heart leads to finding Him — identical theme to the bride finding her beloved.
Lamentations 3:25 says the Lord is good to those who seek Him — directly parallels the bride’s successful seeking.
Matthew 7:7 promises 'seek and you will find' — a direct parallel to the bride’s experience of finding her beloved.
John 20:17 Jesus says 'Do not hold on to me' — directly opposite to the determined holding in SoS 3:4.
Isaiah 49:16 depicts God engraving Zion on His hands — a divine parallel to the beloved's grasp, assuring she is not forgotten.
Proverbs 4:13 uses the same 'hold on, do not let go' language for wisdom, shifting from romantic to instructional context.
Revelation 3:11 commands 'hold on to what you have' — a similar imperative to cling, but to faith rather than a person.