Ecclesiastes 4:11

And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed?

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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

10If one falls, he shall be supported by the other. Woe to one who is alone. For when he falls, he has no one to lift him up.

12And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:2Therefore, his servants said to him: “Let us seek, for our lord the king, a young virgin. And let her stand before the king, and warm him, and sleep in his bosom, and provide warmth for our lord the king.”

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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