"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame."
— Song of Solomon 8:6 (NIV)
Song of Solomon 8:6 is the verse people mean when they search the reference for "set me as a seal upon your heart" and "love is as strong as death." This page is the passage and a plain reading. The line-by-line study is Song of Solomon 8:6 meaning. Both verses 6–7 together are Bible verses on true love in Song of Solomon 8:6-7. Ceremony lists that include this line are Wedding Bible verses and Wedding Bible readings.
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The verse
Song of Solomon 8:6 (NIV) reads: "Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame."
The KJV says, "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 woman in the poem asks to be worn as a seal — close and visible — because this love holds with death's strength.
What the verse is saying
A seal marked identity and ownership. "Over your heart" and "on your arm" are where a seal was carried: near, and where others could see the claim. "Love is as strong as death" is the reason she gives — not a soft mood, but a grip that does not negotiate away.
"Jealousy unyielding as the grave" is exclusive passion, not the envy 1 Corinthians 13 refuses. The grave does not share what it has taken; this love will not pass the beloved around. That exclusivity belongs in a covenant, not in control that harms. Love and marriage and Love and romantic relationships stay with that boundary.
Verse 7 continues: many waters cannot quench love. This page stays with verse 6.
How people use Song of Solomon 8:6
People look up the reference for wedding readings, anniversary cards, and the seal / strong-as-death lines. It fits when a couple wants language for exclusive, lasting love — not a formula the ceremony invents. Anniversary lists are Anniversary Bible verses. Marriage lists are Bible verses about marriage.
Questions people ask
What does Song of Solomon 8:6 say?
It asks to be placed like a seal over the heart and on the arm, because love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave, burning like a mighty flame.
What does set me as a seal upon your heart mean?
It is the request to be worn as a mark of belonging — close and visible. See Song of Solomon 8:6 meaning.
What does love is as strong as death mean?
It means this love has a hold as fierce as death's hold — not that love is gloomy, but that it does not let go when ease is gone.
Is this only a wedding verse?
Weddings often use it. In the poem it is the woman's plea inside a love song. The application fits a marriage that means exclusivity; the first speakers are the lovers in the song.
Where should I read next?
For the study, read Song of Solomon 8:6 meaning. For verses 6–7, read Bible verses on true love in Song of Solomon 8:6-7. For ceremony lists, read Wedding Bible readings.
