Ecclesiastes 4:12
And if a man prevails against him who is alone, two shall withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
In Context
11Again, if two lay together, then they have warmth, but how can one be warm [alone]?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:16And the three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it, but poured it out to LORD.
2 Samuel 23:23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
Ephesians 4:3Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:8-13
The Vanity of Human Wishes. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is… Read the whole commentary →