"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." — Ecclesiastes 4:12

Ecclesiastes 4:12 · KJV

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

— Ecclesiastes 4:12

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm {alone}?

Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}

Ecclesiastes 4 — Context

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him {that is} alone when he falleth; for {he hath} not another to help him up.

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm {alone}?

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

Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also {he that is} born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:3

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Daniel 3:16-17

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we {are} not careful to answer thee in this matter.

2 Samuel 23:9

And after him {was} Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, {one} of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines {that} were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

2 Samuel 23:23

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the {first} three. And David set him over his guard. {more...: or, honourable among the thirty} {guard: or, council: Heb. at his command}

2 Samuel 23:18-19

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, {and} slew {them}, and had the name among three. {and slew them: Heb. slain}

2 Samuel 23:16

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that {was} by the gate, and took {it}, and brought {it} to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.