Song of Solomon 8:7

Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

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In The 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.

In Context

6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

8We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?

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Cross References

Genesis 39:19When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

Proverbs 6:35He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.

Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them I will liken to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:6-8

The Church's Dependence on Christ; The Love of the Church to Christ. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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