Ecclesiastes 4:12
And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Darby Translation
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
11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:16And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.
2 Samuel 23:23He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
Ephesians 4:3using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond 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 →