Ecclesiastes 4:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's go for a walk.” And when they were out in a field, Cain killed him.

2 Samuel 11:27

Then after the time for mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to the palace. She became David's wife, and they had a son. The LORD was angry at what David had done,

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons, but they got into a fight out in a field where there was no one to pull them apart, and one of them killed the other.

Exodus 32:21

Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to harm you? Why did you make them sin in this terrible way?”

Ecclesiastes 4:11

If you sleep alone, you won't have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night.

Ecclesiastes 4:9

You are better off having a friend than being all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn.

Galatians 6:1

My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

Encourage each other with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

That's why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.

1 Samuel 23:16

But Jonathan went to see David, and God helped him encourage David.