Ecclesiastes 4:9-11

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?”

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?" - Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
Commentary

What does Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (KJV) says, "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then…

Read full commentaryDevotional

In the Strength of Two: A Reflection on Ecclesiastes 4:9-11

As we navigate the complexities of life, the words of Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 resonate with profound truth and wisdom: "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for Unity and Fellowship in the Spirit of Ecclesiastes 4:9-11

Gracious and Loving Father, In the spirit of Your timeless truth found in Ecclesiastes 4:9-11, we come before You today, seeking the depth of meaning and the profound wisdom embedded in the words, 'Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.' Lord…

Read prayer

Artwork for Ecclesiastes 4:9-11

See all →
Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 - "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?"
Ecclesiastes 4:9 - "¶ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour."
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - "He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap."
Ecclesiastes 9:4 - "¶ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion."
Ecclesiastes 4:11 - "Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?"
"¶ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour." - Ecclesiastes 4:9
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Ecclesiastes 9:4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
"He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." - Ecclesiastes 11:4
Ecclesiastes 9:4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Ecclesiastes 1:11
"Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?" - Ecclesiastes 4:11
"¶ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion." - Ecclesiastes 9:4
Ecclesiastes 11:9 - "¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment."
Ecclesiastes 9:11 - "¶ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 - "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."
Ecclesiastes 7:11 - "¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun."
Ecclesiastes 10:11 - "Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better."
Ecclesiastes 3:9 - "What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?"
Ecclesiastes 7:9 - "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."
Ecclesiastes 11:7 - "¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:"
Ecclesiastes 6:11 - "¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?"
Ecclesiastes 5:9 - "¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field."
Ecclesiastes 4:7 - "Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 6:9 - "¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit."
Ecclesiastes 3:4 - "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"
Ecclesiastes 11:1 - "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days."
Ecclesiastes 9:8 - "Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment."
Ecclesiastes 9:18 - "Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good."