Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. ”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4

7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 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.

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

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:9 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:9 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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