Song of Solomon 8:7

“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.”

"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
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What does Song of Solomon 8:7 mean?

Song of Solomon 8:7 in the KJV 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.” In its immediate context, these words belong to the closing movement of the Song…

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The Indomitable Nature of Love

The Song of Solomon 8:7 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." This profound verse speaks volumes about the nature and power of love, particularly the…

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A Prayer Embracing the Eternal Nature of Love

Heavenly Father, In the quiet of this moment, I come before You, fully aware of Your omnipotence and the boundless love that flows from Your heart. As I reflect upon the profound words found in Song of Solomon 8:7, I am reminded of the enduring nature of love—a love so fierce…

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"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
Song of Solomon 8:7 - "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."
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Song of Solomon 8:3 - "His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me."
Song of Solomon 7:7 - "This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes."
Song of Solomon 6:8 - "There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number."
Song of Solomon 8:13 - "Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it."
Song of Solomon 8:14 - "¶ Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices."
Song of Solomon 7:8 - "I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;"
Song of Solomon 6:7 - "As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks."
Song of Solomon 4:7 - "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee."
Song of Solomon 7:3 - "Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins."
Song of Solomon 7:10 - "¶ I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me."
Song of Solomon 8:4 - "I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please."
Song of Solomon 8:10 - "I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour."
Song of Solomon 7:6 - "How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!"
Song of Solomon 8:12 - "My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred."
Song of Solomon 3:7 - "Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel."
Song of Solomon 8:8 - "¶ 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?"
Song of Solomon 8:11 - "Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver."
Song of Solomon 2:8 - "¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills."
Song of Solomon 1:1 - "The song of songs, which is Solomon's."
Song of Solomon 7:11 - "Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages."
Song of Solomon 8:1 - "O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised."
Song of Solomon 8:2 - "I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."
"His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me." - Song of Solomon 8:3
"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." - Song of Solomon 8:6
Song of Solomon 7:5 - "Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries."
Song of Solomon 8:9 - "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."