Ecclesiastes 4:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

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

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him

1 Chronicles 19:12

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

Ecclesiastes 4:10

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

Haggai 1:14

And the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, was moved by the Lord, as was the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the rest of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of armies, their God.

Numbers 11:14

I am not able by myself to take the weight of all this people, for it is more than my strength.

Mark 6:7

And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

John 4:36

He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

Acts 13:2

And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

2 John 1:8

Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

Ruth 2:12

The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.