Ecc 4:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. one-- enemy. threefold cord-- proverbial for a combination of many--for example, husband, wife, and children ( ); so Christians ( ; , 19). Untwist the cord, and the separate threads are easily "broken."

‏ Ecclesiastes 4:12

12. one--enemy.

threefold cord--proverbial for a combination of many--for example, husband, wife, and children (Pr 11:14); so Christians (Lu 10:1; Col 2:2, 19). Untwist the cord, and the separate threads are easily "broken."