Ecclesiastes 4:12
And if the one strengthens himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Literal Standard 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
11Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how has one heat?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:16And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which [is] by the gate, and take [it] up, and bring [it] to David; and he was not willing to drink it, and pours it out to YHWH,
2 Samuel 23:23He is honored more than the thirty, but he did not come to the three; and David sets him over his guard.
Ephesians 4:3being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the 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 →