Ecclesiastes 4:12
And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.
Catholic Public Domain 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
11And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:16Therefore, the three valiant men burst into the encampment of the Philistines, and they drew water from the cistern of Bethlehem, which was beside the gate. And they brought it to David. Yet he was not willing to drink; instead, he poured it out to the Lord,
2 Samuel 23:23And he was renowned among the three robust men, who were the most noble among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not attain to the three, until David made him his secret advisor.
Ephesians 4:3Be anxious to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the bonds 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 →