Song of Solomon 8:7
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can the floods drown it:
iIf a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
It would utterly be contemned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
it would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
he would be utterly despised.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 Even much water cannot put out the flame of love;
floods cannot drown love.
If a man offered everything in his house for love,
people would totally reject it.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 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.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 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.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 Raging water cannot extinguish love,
and rivers will never wash it away.
If a man exchanged all his family’s wealth for love,
people would utterly despise him.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 Mighty waters cannot extinguish love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth for love,
it would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If one offered for love
all the wealth of one’s house,
it would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,
he would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 No amount of water can put it out.
Rivers can’t drown it.
Suppose someone offers
all of his wealth to buy love.
That won’t even come close to being enough.”
The woman’s brothers say,
Song of Solomon 8:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 “Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it;
If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”