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Ecclesiastes 4:12 — And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a…
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 4:12.
10For 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.
11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Verse explanation
The ‘threefold cord’ is the final and strongest image in this series about companionship: a braided rope resists far more than loose strands, and the number three suggests that unity goes beyond just two people.
From the Ecclesiastes 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E, se alguem prevalecer contra um, os dois lhe resistirão; e o cordão de tres dobras não se quebra tão depressa.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E se alguém prevalecer contra um, dois podem resistir contra ele; porque o cordão de três dobras não se rompe tão depressa.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Alguien que lucha contra otra persona puede ganar, pero no si lucha contra dos. Una cuerda hecha de tres hilos no puede romperse rápidamente.
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More verses about marriage
- Genesis 2:24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one…
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
- Colossians 3:14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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