Ecclesiastes 4:12
Someone fighting against one other person may win, but not if they are fighting against two. A cord made of three strands can't be torn apart quickly.
Free Bible 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
13A poor young person who's wise is better than an old and foolish king who no longer accepts advice.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:16The Three leading warriors broke through the Philistine defenses, took some water from the well at Bethelehem's gate, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it, and poured it out as an offering to the Lord.
2 Samuel 23:23He was the most highly regarded of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard.
Ephesians 4:3Make every effort to remain one in the Spirit through the peace that binds you together.
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 →