7 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.
Song of Solomon 8:7
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Job 28:15–17
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
Song of Solomon 1:1–3
1 This is Solomon’s Song of Songs. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. 3 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Song of Solomon 4:9–11
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Proverbs 27:3–5
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1 Corinthians 13:2–4
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love,… 4 …
Book of Enoch 49:1–2
1 For wisdom is poured out like water, And glory faileth not before him for evermore. (ENO) 2 For he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness, And unrighteousness shall disappear as a shadow, And have no continuance; Because the Elect One standeth before the Lord o… (ENO)
Proverbs 8:10–12
10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. 12 I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Sirach 24:28–30
28 The first man didn’t know her perfectly. In like manner, the last has not explored her. (WEB) 29 For her thoughts are filled from the sea, and her counsels from the great deep. (WEB) 30 I came out as a canal stream from a river, and as an irrigation ditch into a garden. (WEB)
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