Song of Solomon 8:7 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 8:7 · King James 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.

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Song of Solomon 8:7 in the King James Version reads: “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.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 8, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 8:7 in the Original Hebrew

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Many רַב rab H7227 waters מַיִם mayim H4325 cannot לֹא lôʼ H3808 · אֵת ʼêth H853 quench כָּבָה kâbâh H3518 love, אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh H160 neither לֹא lôʼ H3808 can the floods נָהָר nâhâr H5104 drown שָׁטַף shâṭaph H7857 it: if אִם ʼim H518 a man אִישׁ ʼîysh H376 would give נָתַן nâthan H5414 · אֵת ʼêth H853 all כֹּל kôl H3605 the substance הוֹן hôwn H1952 of his house בַּיִת bayith H1004 for love, אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh H160 it would utterly be contemned. בּוּז bûwz H936

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Song of Solomon 8:7 in Other Translations

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.
WEB	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
ASV	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.
YLT	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.
WBT	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.
DBY	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.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 8:7

Proverbs 6:35 Proverbs 6:31 Isaiah 43:2 Romans 13:8–10 Matthew 7:24–25 Romans 8:28–39

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Questions about Song of Solomon 8:7

What does Song of Solomon 8:7 say?

Song of Solomon 8:7 in the King James Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 8, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 8:7 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 8:7 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 8, verse 7, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 8:7 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 8:7 in the table on this page.

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