Ecclesiastes 4:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Gen 2:18 : 18 And the LORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.
  • 1 Cor 12:18-21 : 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
  • Prov 27:17 : 17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
  • Num 11:14 : 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
  • John 4:36 : 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
  • Acts 15:39-40 : 39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. So Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
  • Hag 1:14 : 14 So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
  • Mark 6:7 : 7 And he called the twelve to him, and began to send them out two by two; and gave them authority over unclean spirits;
  • Ruth 2:12 : 12 The LORD recompense your work, and a full reward be given to you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to trust.
  • Exod 4:14-16 : 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. 16 And he shall be your spokesman to the people, and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 4:10-12
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    86%

    10For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has not another to help him up.

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

    12And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

  • Eccl 4:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full, with toil and vexation of spirit.

    7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

    8There is one alone, without a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor, nor is his eye satisfied with riches, nor does he ask, 'For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good?' This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous toil.

  • Eccl 4:2-4
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    74%

    2Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.

    3Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

    4Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
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    73%

    24There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

    26For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

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

  • Eccl 2:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20Therefore I turned my heart to despair over all the labor which I had done under the sun.

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

    22For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun?

  • Eccl 3:9
    71%

    9What profit does he have who works in that which he labors?

  • Gen 2:18
    70%

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

  • Eccl 7:14
    70%

    14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one against the other, so that man should find nothing after him.

  • Eccl 3:22
    69%

    22Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

  • Eccl 1:3
    69%

    3What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?

  • Eccl 9:9-10
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    69%

    9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in this life and in your labor which you take under the sun.

    10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.

  • Eccl 2:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor.

    11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2For you shall eat the labor of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

  • Isa 41:6
    68%

    6They helped everyone his neighbor; and everyone said to his brother, Be of good courage.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
    68%

    8Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

  • Eccl 5:18
    68%

    18Behold, what I have seen: it is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.

  • Matt 25:17
    68%

    17And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.

  • Prov 17:17
    68%

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

  • Mark 10:8
    68%

    8And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

  • Eccl 9:4
    68%

    4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

  • Eccl 6:11
    68%

    11Since there are many things that increase vanity, what advantage does man have?

  • Eccl 6:9
    68%

    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire: this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Gal 6:4
    68%

    4But let every man examine his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

  • Prov 13:11
    67%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Eccl 3:12
    67%

    12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.

  • Eccl 7:2
    67%

    2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living will take it to heart.

  • Amos 3:3
    67%

    3Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

  • Eccl 11:6
    67%

    6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.

  • Eccl 8:15
    67%

    15So I commended joy, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.

  • Eccl 2:17
    67%

    17Therefore I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 27:17
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    17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • Job 41:17
    67%

    17They are joined one to another; they clasp each other, and cannot be parted.