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Ecclesiastes 4:9

FriendshipFellowship and the church

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.

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 alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

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BSB
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
KJV
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
WEB
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
ASV
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
DARBY
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
BLB
Two [are] better than the one, because there is for them a good wage for their toil;
ÅB
Bedre å være to enn én, for de har god lønn for sitt strev;
OTB
To er mer effektive enn én, da de har en god avkastning for sine anstrengelser:
B1930
Bedre å være to enn én, for de har god lønn for sitt strev;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 27:17

    Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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  • Genesis 2:18

    And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:18–21

    But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

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  • Numbers 11:14

    I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

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  • Mark 6:7

    And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

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  • John 4:36

    And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

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  • Ruth 2:12

    The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

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  • Exodus 4:14–16

    And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

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