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New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 4:11
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?
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English Standard Version
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?
Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?
Christian Standard Bible®
Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?
Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?
Hebrew Names Version
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
Easy-to-Read Version
If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm.
If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm.
Amplified Bible
Again, if two lie down together, then they keep warm; but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie down together, then they keep warm; but how can one be warm alone?
American Standard Version
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
Contemporary English Version
If you sleep alone, you won't have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night.
If you sleep alone, you won't have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night.
Complete Jewish Bible
Again, if two people sleep together, they keep each other warm; but how can one person be warm by himself?
Again, if two people sleep together, they keep each other warm; but how can one person be warm by himself?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
King James Version (1611)
Againe, if two lye together, then they haue heate; but howe can one be warme alone?
Againe, if two lye together, then they haue heate; but howe can one be warme alone?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
English Revised Version
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth: but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth: but how can one be warm alone?
Berean Standard Bible
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
Lexham English Bible
Also if two lie together, they can keep each other warm. But how can one person be warm?
Also if two lie together, they can keep each other warm. But how can one person be warm?
Literal Translation
Also if two lie together , then they have warmth; but for one, how is he warm?
Also if two lie together , then they have warmth; but for one, how is he warm?
New Century Version
If two lie down together, they will be warm, but a person alone will not be warm.
If two lie down together, they will be warm, but a person alone will not be warm.
New English Translation
Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?
Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?
New Living Translation
Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?
Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?
New Life Bible
And if two lie down together, they keep warm. But how can one be warm alone?
And if two lie down together, they keep warm. But how can one be warm alone?
New Revised Standard
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover, if two lie together, then have they warmth, - but how can, one, have warmth?
Moreover, if two lie together, then have they warmth, - but how can, one, have warmth?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?
And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?
George Lamsa Translation
Again, if two sleep together, they will be warm; but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two sleep together, they will be warm; but how can one be warm alone?
Good News Translation
If it is cold, two can sleep together and stay warm, but how can you keep warm by yourself
If it is cold, two can sleep together and stay warm, but how can you keep warm by yourself
New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
King James Version
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Agayne, when two sleepe together they are warme: but howe can a body be warme alone?
Agayne, when two sleepe together they are warme: but howe can a body be warme alone?
Darby Translation
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if tweyne slepen, thei schulen be nurschid togidere; hou schal oon be maad hoot?
And if tweyne slepen, thei schulen be nurschid togidere; hou schal oon be maad hoot?
Young's Literal Translation
Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?
Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?
World English Bible
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
Revised Standard Version
Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone?
Update Bible Version
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone]?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone]?
Webster's Bible Translation
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?
Bible in Basic English
So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Agayne, when two slepe together, they are warme: but how can a body be warme alone?
Agayne, when two slepe together, they are warme: but how can a body be warme alone?
THE MESSAGE
Two in a bed warm each other. Alone, you shiver all night.
Two in a bed warm each other. Alone, you shiver all night.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Legacy Standard Bible
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Contextual Overview
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun: 8 There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" This also is vanity and a grave misfortune. 9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:2
Cross-References
Genesis 3:14
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.
Genesis 4:14
Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."
Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."
Genesis 4:15
And the Lord said to him, "Therefore, [fn] whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
And the Lord said to him, "Therefore, [fn] whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:16
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.
His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.
Genesis 4:26
26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. [fn] Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. [fn] Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
Job 16:18
"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let my cry have no resting place!
"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let my cry have no resting place!
Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.
For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat,.... The Targum adds, in the winter; when it is a cold season, they warm one another by lying together. The Targum interprets it of a man and his wife; it is true of others; see 1 Kings 1:1;
but how can one be warm [alone]? not soon, nor easily, in time of cold weather. This is true in a spiritual sense of persons in a Christian communion and religious society; when they are grown cold in their love, lukewarm in their affections, and backward and indifferent to spiritual exercises, yet by Christian conversation may be stirred up to love and good works: so two cold flints struck against each other, fire comes out of them; and even two cold Christians, when they come to talk with each other about spiritual things, and feel one another's spirits, they presently glow in their affections to each other, and to divine things; and especially if Christ joins them with his presence, as he did the two disciples going to Emmaus, then their hearts burn within them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
A second - Any one associated or connected with him.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Compare a saying from the Talmud: “A man without companions is like the left hand without the right.”
