And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Et si quelqu'un est plus fort qu'un seul, les deux peuvent lui résister; et la corde à trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement.
KJV
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Pacian of Barcelona
Three Letters to Sympronianus
ere there are many? "Two are better than one," he says, "and a threefold cord is not quickly broken" Ecclesiastes 4:12. Hear David: "I will praise your name in the great assembly" Psalm 35:18. And again: "I will praise you among a mighty throng." And: "The God of gods has spoken,…
Pacian of Barcelona
Three Letters to Sympronianus
more where there are many? Two are better than one, he says, and a triple cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12. Listen to David: I will sing praise to your name in the great assembly. Psalm 35:18. And again: I will praise you among many people. Psalm 35:18. And: The God o…
Salonius
Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes
or us. Who is this threefold cord that Solomon speaks about? A threefold cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12. The unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; there are three persons in divinity, but only one nature. Why then does he say, "It is difficult to bre…
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