Ecclesiastes 4:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Ecclesiastes 4:11 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

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BSBPD

“Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 4:11 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 1:1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
  2. 1 Kings 1:2So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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