Ecclesiastes 4:9
Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 4:14The Lord, being angry at Moses, said: “Aaron the Levite is your brother. I know that he is eloquent. Behold, he is going out to meet you, and seeing you, he will rejoice in heart.
Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for your work, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have come, and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
Proverbs 27:17Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Mark 6:7And he called the twelve. And he began to send them out in twos, and he gave them authority over unclean spirits.
Acts 13:2Now as they were ministering for the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them: “Separate Saul and Barnabas for me, for the work for which I have selected them.”
1 Corinthians 12:18But instead, God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body, just as it has pleased 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 →