Song of Songs 8:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers sweep it away. If someone were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly despised.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, it would utterly be scorned.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Many{H7227} waters{H4325} cannot{H3201} quench{H3518} love,{H160} Neither can floods{H5104} drown{H7857} it: If a man{H376} would give{H5414} all the substance{H1952} of his house{H1004} for love,{H160} He would utterly{H936} be contemned.{H936}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Many{H7227} waters{H4325} cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} quench{H3518}{(H8763)} love{H160}, neither can the floods{H5104} drown{H7857}{(H8799)} it: if a man{H376} would give{H5414}{(H8799)} all the substance{H1952} of his house{H1004} for love{H160}, it would utterly{H936}{(H8800)} be contemned{H936}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    so yt many waters are not able to quench loue, nether maye ye streames drowne it. Yee yf a man wolde geue all the good of his house for loue, he shulde counte it nothinge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Her coales are coales of fire, and a very vehement flambe of the Lorde: so that many waters are not able to quenche loue, neither may the streames drowne it: Yea yf a man woulde geue all the good of his house for loue, he shoulde count it nothyng.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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. Friends

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

  • 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. Friends

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:35 : 35 He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
  • Prov 6:31 : 31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay back sevenfold; he may have to give up all the wealth of his house.
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
  • Rom 8:28-39 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified. 31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither powers, neither things present nor things to come, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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