Verse Comparison: Song of Solomon 8:9
American Standard Version
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Amplified® Bible
If she is a wall [discreet and womanly], we will build upon her a turret [a dowry] of silver; but if she is a door [bold and flirtatious], we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Darby English Version
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar.
King James Version
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Revised Standard Version
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Young's Literal Translation
If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar.