Ecclesiastes 4:9
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Two are better than one,.... The wise man takes occasion, from the solitariness Of the covetous man before described, to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation. Ecc 4:8 A…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
Here Solomon fastens upon another instance of the vanity of this world, that frequently the more men have of it the more…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Two are better than one The strain of moralising which follows indicates at least the revived capacity for a better…
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