Song of Solomon 8:7

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Amlunghaih loe pop parai tui mah paduek thai ai, vapui tui mah doeh pazawk thai ai; amlunghaih tawnh pongah, kami mah a tawnh ih hmuennawk boih paek han koeh cadoeh, kasae thuihaih om toengtoeng vop tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Lungnah he tui yet loh thih hamla noeng pawt tih tuiva loh a yo moenih. Hlang loh a im kah boeirhaeng boeih te lungnah ham pae cakhaw amah te a hnoelrhoeng lam ni a hnoelrhoeng uh eh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Lungnah he tui yet loh thih hamla noeng pawt tih tuiva loh a yo moenih. Hlang loh a im kah boeirhaeng boeih te lungnah ham pae cakhaw amah te a hnoelrhoeng lam ni a hnoelrhoeng uh eh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aole pio ke aloha i na wai he nui loa, Aole ia e mokuhia e na wai kahe; Ina e haawi aku ke kanaka i ka waiwai a pau o kona hale i lilo mai ke aloha, E hoowahawaha loa ia ia mau mea.

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pa gen dlo ki ka touye l'. Pa gen larivyè ki ka tenyen l'. Yon moun te mèt ofri tout richès lakay li pou l' ta achte renmen, pesonn pa ta okipe l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Aquæ multæ non potuerunt extinguere caritatem, nec flumina obruent illam. Si dederit homo omnem substantiam domus suæ pro dilectione, quasi nihil despiciet eam.

Bible in Basic English

Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Beaucoup d’eaux ne peuvent éteindre l’amour, et des fleuves ne le submergent pas ; si un homme donnait tous les biens de sa maison pour l’amour, on l’aurait en un profond mépris.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Vody mnohé nemohly by uhasiti tohoto milování, aniž ho řeky zatopí. Kdyby někdo dáti chtěl všecken statek domu svého za takovou milost, se vším tím pohrdnut by byl.

Kosraean Bible

Kof uh tia ku in fwela, Ac wangin pac sronot ku in konela. Tusruktu mwet se fin ke molela lungse ke kasrpal, Nunak in sufan mukefanna pa el ac eis kac uh.

World Portuguese Bible

As muitas águas não podem apagar o amor, nem as inundações podem afogá-lo. Se um homem desse toda a riqueza de sua casa pelo amor, ele seria totalmente desprezado.

Romanian BTF Bible

Multe ape nu pot stinge dragostea, nici potopurile nu o pot îneca; dacă un om şi-ar da toată averea casei lui pentru dragoste, ar fi în întregime dispreţuită.

Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါတို့၌ ညီမငယ်တယောက်ရှိ၏။ သူသည် သားမြတ်မပေါ်သေး။ ထိုညီမကို တောင်းသောအခါ၌၊ သူ့အဘို့အဘယ်သို့ ပြု့ရပါမည်နည်း။

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Große Wasser vermögen nicht die Liebe auszulöschen, und Ströme überfluten sie nicht. Wenn ein Mann allen Reichtum seines Hauses um die Liebe geben wollte, man würde ihn nur verachten.

Dutch Bible 1917

Vele wateren zouden deze liefde niet kunnen uitblussen; ja, de rivieren zouden ze niet verdrinken; al gaf iemand al het goed van zijn huis voor deze liefde, men zou hem te enenmale verachten.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Watergolven missen de kracht, Om de liefde te blussen, En stromen verzwelgen haar niet. Al bood iemand ook al zijn schatten, Zelfs zijn paleis voor de liefde, Smadelijk wees men hem af!

Italian Diodati Bible

Molte acque non potrebbero spegnere quest'amore, Nè fiumi inondarlo; Se alcuno desse tutta la sostanza di casa sua per quest'amore, Non se ne farebbe stima alcuna.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Much water can not quench loue, neither can the floods drowne it: If a man should giue all the substance of his house for loue, they would greatly contemne it.

Noyes Bible

Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can floods drown it. Would a man give all the wealth of his house for love, It would be utterly contemned.

Danish Bible 1931

Mange Vande kan ikke slukke den, Strømme ej skylle den bort. Gav nogen alt Gods i sit Hus for Kærlighed, Hvem vilde agte ham ringe?

Leeser Tanakh

Many waters are not able to quench love, nor can the rivers flood it away: if a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, men would utterly despise him.—

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nước nhiều không tưới tắt được ái tình, Các sông chẳng nhận chìm nó được; Nếu người nào đem hết tài sản nhà mình, Đặng mua lấy ái tình, Aét người ta sẽ khinh dể nó đến điều.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ʻikai faʻa tāmateʻi ʻae ʻofa ʻaki ʻae vai lahi, pea ʻe ʻikai mate ia ʻi he ngaahi vaitafe ʻoku lahi: pea kapau ʻe foaki ʻe ha tangata ʻae koloa kotoa pē ʻi hono fale ka ne maʻu ai ʻae ʻofa, ʻe lau pe ia ko e meʻa vaʻinga.

French Ostervald Bible

Beaucoup d'eaux ne pourraient éteindre cet amour-là, et les fleuves même ne le pourraient pas noyer; si quelqu'un donnait tous les biens de sa maison pour cet amour-là, certainement on n'en tiendrait aucun compte.

Esperanto Bible

Granda akvo ne povas estingi la amon, Kaj riveroj ne povas superakvi ĝin; Se homo proponus doni la tutan havaĵon de sia domo por la amo, Oni malestime lin forpuŝus.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les grandes eaux ne peuvent éteindre l’amour, Et les fleuves ne le submergeraient pas; Quand un homme offrirait tous les biens de sa maison contre l’amour, Il ne s’attirerait que le mépris.

German Luther Bible 1912

daß auch viele Wasser nicht mögen die Liebe auslöschen noch die Ströme sie ertränken. Wenn einer alles Gut in seinem Hause um die Liebe geben wollte, so gölte es alles nichts.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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.

British English Septuagint 2012

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.

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

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.

Revised 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, he would utterly be contemned.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Le grandi acque non potrebbero spegnere l’amore, e de’ fiumi non potrebbero sommergerlo. Se uno desse tutti i beni di casa sua in cambio dell’amore, sarebbe del tutto disprezzato.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les grandes eaux ne peuvent éteindre l'amour, et les fleuves ne sauraient le submerger. Si un homme donnait toutes les richesses de sa maison pour l'amour, il serait couvert de mépris.

Reina Valera 1909

Las muchas aguas no podrán apagar el amor, ni lo ahogarán los ríos. Si diese el hombre toda la hacienda de su casa por este amor, de cierto lo menospreciaran.

Spanish BLL

Las muchas aguas no pueden apagar el amor, ni pueden ahogarlo los ríos. Si alguien diera todas las riquezas de su casa por el amor, solo recibiría el desprecio de los demás.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Las muchas aguas no podrán apagar el amor, ni lo ahogarán los ríos. Si diese el hombre todos los bienes de su casa por este amor, de cierto sería despreciado.

Croatian Bible

Mnoge vode ne mogu ugasiti ljubav niti je rijeke potopiti. Da netko daje za ljubav sve što u kući ima, taj bi navukao prezir na sebe.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Mnoga voda ne može ugasiti ljubavi, niti je reke potopiti. Da ko daje sve imanje doma svog za tu ljubav, osramotio bi se.

German Textbibel

Viele Wasser können die Liebe nicht auslöschen, und Ströme sie nicht überfluten. Wenn einer allen Reichtum seines Hauses hingeben wollte um Liebe, man würde ihn doch nur verachten!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֗ים לֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙ לְכַבּ֣וֹת אֶת־הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה וּנְהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ אִם־יִתֵּ֨ן אִ֜ישׁ אֶת־כָּל־ה֤וֹן בֵּיתוֹ֙ בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה בּ֖וֹז יָב֥וּזוּ לֽוֹ׃ ס