Ecclesiastes 4:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 4:3 : 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
  • Dan 3:16-17 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king.

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