Ecclesiastes 4:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:1-4 : 1 ¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm. 2 His servants advised him,“A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king’s needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm.” 3 So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.

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