Ecclesiastes 4:11

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

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In The King James Version

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

In Context

10And 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.

12And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:2So his servants said to him, Let search be made for a young virgin for my lord the king, to take care of him and be waiting on him; and you may take her in your arms, and so my lord the king will be warm.

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 →

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