Ecclesiastes 4:9

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.

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In The King James Version

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

In Context

8It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

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.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:14And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my knowledge he is good at talking. And now he is coming out to you: and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.

Ruth 2:12The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.

Proverbs 27:17Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

Mark 6:7And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

Acts 13:2And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

1 Corinthians 12:18But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

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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