Ecclesiastes 4:11

World English Bible (2000)

Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:1-4 : 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm." 3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.

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