Ecclesiastes 4:12 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And though a man might prevail against him who is alone, two will withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Common English Bible

¹² Also, one can be overpowered, but two together can put up resistance. A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And if a man prevail against one, two shall withstand him: a threefold cord is not easily broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 23:16

Therefore, the three valiant men burst into the encampment of the Philistines, and they drew water from the cistern of Bethlehem, which was beside the gate. And they brought it to David. Yet he was not willing to drink; instead, he poured it out to the Lord,

2 Samuel 23:23

And he was renowned among the three robust men, who were the most noble among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not attain to the three, until David made him his secret advisor.

2 Samuel 23:9

After him, there was Eleazar, the son of his paternal uncle, an Ahohite, who was among the three valiant men who were with David when they chastised the Philistines, and they were gathered together in battle there.

Ecclesiastes 4:11

And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed?

Ecclesiastes 4:13

Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity.

Ephesians 4:3

Be anxious to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the bonds of peace.