Ecclesiastes 4:10
And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.
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In Context
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.
11So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
Cross References
Genesis 4:8And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
1 Samuel 23:16And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;
Job 4:3Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
Luke 22:31Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:
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 →