Ecclesiastes 4:9

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Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

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  • Gen 2:18 : 18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'
  • 1 Cor 12:18-21 : 18 But now God has arranged the members, each one of them, in the body just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But as it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor can the head say to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'
  • Prov 27:17 : 17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
  • Num 11:14 : 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.
  • John 4:36 : 36 The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.
  • Acts 15:39-40 : 39 Their disagreement became so sharp that they parted ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus. 40 But Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'
  • Hag 1:14 : 14 The LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God.
  • Mark 6:7 : 7 He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
  • Ruth 2:12 : 12 May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May you receive a full reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.
  • Exod 4:14-16 : 14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses, and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. Even now he is on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.' 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what to do. 16 He will speak for you to the people, and he will serve as your mouth, and you will serve as God to him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 4:10-12
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    86%

    10For if either of them falls, the one will help up his companion. But woe to the one who falls and has no one to help him up.

    11Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

    12Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

  • Eccl 4:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

    7Again, I turned and saw meaninglessness under the sun.

    8There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!

  • Eccl 4:2-4
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    74%

    2And I praised the dead who had already died, more than the living who are still alive.

    3But better than both is the one who has not yet been born, who has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.

    4And I saw that all toil and all skill in work are driven by one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in their work. This too, I realized, is from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

    26To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.

    37For in this the saying is true: 'One sows, and another reaps.'

  • Eccl 2:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun.

    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

    22What does a person gain from all their labor and from the striving of their heart under the sun?

  • Eccl 3:9
    71%

    9What does the worker gain from all their toil?

  • Gen 2:18
    70%

    18Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

  • Eccl 7:14
    70%

    14When times are good, be joyful; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.

  • Eccl 3:22
    69%

    22So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

  • Eccl 1:3
    69%

    3What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

  • Eccl 9:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.

    10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

  • Eccl 2:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10Anything my eyes desired, I did not withhold from them; I did not keep my heart from any pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, for this was my reward for all my efforts.

    11Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

  • Ps 128:2
    68%

    2You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

  • Isa 41:6
    68%

    6Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, 'Be strong!'

  • 1 Cor 3:8
    68%

    8The one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive their reward according to their own labor.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

  • Eccl 5:18
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    18Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and enables them to enjoy it, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.

  • Matt 25:17
    68%

    17In the same way, the servant who had two talents also gained two more.

  • Prov 17:17
    68%

    17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

  • Mark 10:8
    68%

    8'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.'

  • Eccl 9:4
    68%

    4Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better than a dead lion!

  • Eccl 6:11
    68%

    11The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone?

  • Eccl 6:9
    68%

    9Better is what the eyes see than the wandering of desire. This too is meaningless and a chasing after the wind.

  • Gal 6:4
    68%

    4Each one should examine their own work. Then they will have reason to boast regarding themselves alone, and not with reference to another.

  • Prov 13:11
    67%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 3:12
    67%

    12I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live.

  • Eccl 7:2
    67%

    2It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting, because death is the destination of everyone, and the living should take it to heart.

  • Amos 3:3
    67%

    3Can two walk together unless they have agreed to meet?

  • Eccl 11:6
    67%

    6Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.

  • Eccl 8:15
    67%

    15So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.

  • Eccl 6:7
    67%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Eccl 2:17
    67%

    17So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 14:23
    67%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 27:17
    67%

    17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

  • Prov 10:4
    67%

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Job 41:17
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    17When he rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat in panic.