Ecclesiastes 4:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 4:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 4:10 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 — KJV
“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”
— Ecclesiastes 4:10 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 4:10 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:10
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:10: fall, one, alone
“Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. fail: Heb. be cut off”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:10: fall, one, falleth
“And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. lifted...: or, swore”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:10: fall, one, lift
“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:10: one, alone, hath
“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:10: fall, one, falleth
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