Songs 8:7
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Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.

Psalm 15:4
In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not;

Proverbs 6:35
My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,

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Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.

waters

Isaiah 43:2 When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:

Matthew 7:24,25 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock, . . .

Romans 8:28-39 And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. . . .

if a man

Proverbs 6:31,35 But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul: . . .

Romans 13:8-10 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law. . . .

Context
Longing for Her Beloved
6Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lamps thereof are fire and flames. 7Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.8Our sister is little, and hath no breasts. What shall we do to our sister in the day when she is to be spoken to?…
Lexicon
Mighty
רַבִּ֗ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

waters
מַ֣יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

cannot
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

quench
לְכַבּ֣וֹת (lə·ḵab·bō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out

love;
הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה (hā·’a·hă·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 160: Love (noun)

rivers
וּנְהָר֖וֹת (ū·nə·hā·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5104: A stream, prosperity

cannot
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

sweep it away.
יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ (yiš·ṭə·p̄ū·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer

If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a man
אִ֜ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

were to give
יִתֵּ֨ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the riches
ה֤וֹן (hō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1952: Wealth, sufficiency

of his house
בֵּיתוֹ֙ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

for love,
בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה (bā·’a·hă·ḇāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 160: Love (noun)

it would be utterly scorned.
בּ֖וֹז (bō·wz)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 936: To disrespect


Additional Translations
Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.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 floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.

Much water will not be able to quench love, and rivers shall not drown it; if a man would give all his substance for love, men would utterly despise it.

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.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, he 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.

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

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.
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