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Ecclesiastes 4:12
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 4:12
New International Version
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.
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Ecclesiastes 4:12
New Living Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:12
New Living Translation
12 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.
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Ecclesiastes 4:12
Good News Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Good News Translation
12 Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break.
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Ecclesiastes 4:12
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 4:12
King James Version
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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