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Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
- 12 KJV
If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall...
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Of three who hold together, 12a says nothing; the advance...
- 12 NLT
Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not...
- 12 Catholic Bible
And if a man prevail against one, two shall withstand him: a...
- 12 KJV
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A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Read full chapter. Ecclesiastes 3. Ecclesiastes 5. King James Version (KJV) Public Domain. PLUS Do you have questions about the passage you are reading?
A cord of three {strands} is not quickly torn apart. - New American Standard Version (1995) And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Compare different translations of Ecclesiastes 4:12, which says "a threefold cord is not quickly broken". See the original King James Version and other versions, such as NIV, NLT, ESV, NASB, and KJV.
New King James Version. 12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Read full chapter.
English Standard Version (ESV) 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him--a threefold cord is not quickly broken. New Living Translation (NLT) 12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.