Song of Solomon 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned. ”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down--they tread upon it.”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned. ”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Much water can not quench loue, neither can the floods drowne it: If a man should giue all the substance of his house for loue, they would greatly contemne it.”
Song of Solomon 8:7 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 8:7 in Context — Song of Solomon 8
5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
What Does Song of Solomon 8:7 Mean?
Song of Solomon 8:7 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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