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.”

"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." - Song of Solomon 8:9
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What does Song of Solomon 8:9 mean?

The Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs, is a book of the Bible that is often described as an allegory of the love between God and His people. It is a beautiful and poetic love story between a bride and her bridegroom. The verse Song of Solomon 8:9, from the King…

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The Beauty of Boundaries: Building a Life of Love

The verse from Song of Solomon 8:9 (KJV) reads: "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." This poetic imagery beautifully encapsulates the multifaceted concept of love and relationships…

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A Prayer for Strengthened Love and Commitment

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound beauty of love as expressed in the Song of Solomon 8:9, where it is written, "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."…

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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."
Songs of solomon 8:10
Song of Solomon 3:9 - "King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon."
Song of Solomon 8:3 - "His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me."
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."
"King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon." - Song of Solomon 3:9
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 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 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 1:9 - "I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots."
"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 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 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."
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
"There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number." - Song of Solomon 6:8
"Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it." - Song of Solomon 8:13
"I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please." - Song of Solomon 8:4
Song of Solomon 5:8 - "I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love."
"The song of songs, which is Solomon's." - Song of Solomon 1:1
Song of Solomon 3:8 - "They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night."
Song of Solomon 8:6 - "¶ 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."