Ecclesiastes 4:11

And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 fall he shall be supported by the other: woe to him that is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to lift him up.

12And if a man prevail against one, two shall withstand him: a threefold cord is not easily broken.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:2His servants therefore said to him: Let us seek for our lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom, and warm 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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