Ecclesiastes 4:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 2:18 : 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him
  • 1 Cor 12:18-21 : 18 But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him. 19 And if they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 But now they are all different parts, but one body. 21 And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
  • Prov 27:17 : 17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
  • Num 11:14 : 14 I am not able by myself to take the weight of all this people, for it is more than my strength.
  • John 4:36 : 36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.
  • Acts 15:39-40 : 39 And there was a sharp argument between them, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and went by ship to Cyprus; 40 But Paul took Silas and went away with the blessing of the brothers.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.
  • Hag 1:14 : 14 And the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, was moved by the Lord, as was the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the rest of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of armies, their God.
  • Mark 6:7 : 7 And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
  • Ruth 2:12 : 12 The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.
  • Exod 4:14-16 : 14 And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my knowledge he is good at talking. And now he is coming out to you: and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart. 15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do. 16 And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 4:10-12
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    86%

    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?

    12 And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

  • Eccl 4:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

    7 Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

    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.

  • Eccl 4:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2 So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

    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.

    4 And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
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    73%

    24 There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

    25 Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

    26 To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

    37 In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

  • Eccl 2:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

    21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

    22 What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

  • Eccl 3:9
    71%

    9 What profit has the worker in the work which he does?

  • Gen 2:18
    70%

    18 And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him

  • Eccl 7:14
    70%

    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.

  • Eccl 3:22
    69%

    22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

  • Eccl 1:3
    69%

    3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

  • Eccl 9:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

    10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

  • Eccl 2:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10 And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

    11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • Ps 128:2
    68%

    2 You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

  • Isa 41:6
    68%

    6 They gave help everyone to his neighbour; and everyone said to his brother, Take heart!

  • 1 Cor 3:8
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    8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    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.

  • Eccl 5:18
    68%

    18 Every man to whom God has given money and wealth and the power to have pleasure in it and to do his part and have joy in his work: this is given by God.

  • Matt 25:17
    68%

    17 In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

  • Prov 17:17
    68%

    17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

  • Mark 10:8
    68%

    8 And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

  • Eccl 9:4
    68%

    4 For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.

  • Eccl 6:11
    68%

    11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

  • Eccl 6:9
    68%

    9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

  • Gal 6:4
    68%

    4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

  • Prov 13:11
    67%

    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Eccl 3:12
    67%

    12 I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

  • Eccl 7:2
    67%

    2 It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

  • Amos 3:3
    67%

    3 Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?

  • Eccl 11:6
    67%

    6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.

  • Eccl 8:15
    67%

    15 So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

  • Eccl 6:7
    67%

    7 All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

  • Eccl 2:17
    67%

    17 So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

  • Prov 27:17
    67%

    17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

  • Prov 10:4
    67%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Job 41:17
    67%

    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.