Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

“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? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

"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? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
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What does Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV) states, “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…

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United We Stand: The Power of Togetherness

In the Book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon reflects on the intricate nature of life and relationships. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV) states, "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…

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A Prayer for Unity and Support

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect on the wisdom of Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, where You teach us about the strength found in companionship. "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour." Lord, I thank You for the relationships You…

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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - "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? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
Ecclesiastes 4:9 - "¶ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour."
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 4:12 - "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
"¶ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour." - Ecclesiastes 4:9
Ecclesiastes 12:9 - "And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs."
Ecclesiastes 12:4 - "And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;"
"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 9:12 - "For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them."
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Ecclesiastes 9:4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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Ecclesiastes 9:4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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"¶ 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
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"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:12
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 1:12 - "¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem."
Ecclesiastes 12:8 - "¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 12:12 - "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh."
Ecclesiastes 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes 3:9 - "What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?"