Ecclesiastes 4:12
And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.
And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.
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8 It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.
10 And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.
11 So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
3 Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?
13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
16 When he gets ready for the fight, the strong are overcome with fear.
17 The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.
24 If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
25 And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
19 Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
29 There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
11 If two men are fighting, and the wife of one of them, coming to the help of her husband, takes the other by the private parts;
3 Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun.
52 For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.
15 One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.
16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
21 For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
22 But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
6 So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.
17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.
31 And the strong will be as food for the fire, and his work as a flame; and they will be burned together, with no one to put out the fire.
10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
8 And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.
24 For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.
22 Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.
6 Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;
31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
14 There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.
3 If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.
4 He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
15 If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:
12 Is it possible for iron to be broken; even iron from the north, and brass?
18 There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
14 In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.
16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
15 I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.
1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
13 With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.