Ecclesiastes 4:10-11

For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?

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108 songs meet this passage

Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) · Roxette
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:10-11
The isolation and coldness described stand against the companionship and warmth Ecclesiastes commends; the song lingers in loneliness without seeking it.
Ho Chi Minh · Bas
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
He pictures himself as sole combatant and sole casualty, the opposite of the companionship Scripture says we need when we fall.
“Tell me, are we home yet?”
Stargazing · Kid Cudi
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The ache for companionship and a shared place to land reflects the deep human need for another to lean on.
“Wave goodbye with both my hands, to the lonely man”
Truman Show · Kid Cudi
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Ecclesiastes commends companionship against the isolation this song bids farewell to, though the song never names what might replace that loneliness.
To the Moon · Phora
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's whole posture, one person lifting up another who has been let down before, reflects the goodness of companionship meant to carry someone through pain.
CHIHIRO · Billie Eilish
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's longing for someone to stay and not be alone reflects this passage's picture of the ache for companionship and support.
we can't be friends (wait for your love) · Ariana Grande
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Scripture affirms the goodness of companionship and support, gently questioning whether isolation is truly sufficient or simply a guarded resignation.
“You lose your friends, you lose your wife”
Northern Attitude · Noah Kahan & Hozier
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song depicts isolation as the quiet cost of a shut-down life, the opposite of the companionship Ecclesiastes commends.
Something in the Orange · Zach Bryan
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song aches for a companionship it no longer has; Ecclesiastes names the goodness of that same companionship rightly ordered, which the narrator can only mourn.
Belong Together · Mark Ambor
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's whole theme of companionship mirrors this passage's praise of partnership and mutual support in life.
“I found a lover, to carry more than just my secrets”
Perfect · Ed Sheeran
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The idea of a companion who shares burdens and secrets echoes the wisdom that two are better than one in carrying life's weight.
Grenade · Bruno Mars
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Healthy love lifts each other up in mutual care; this song depicts a relationship stripped of mutuality, leaving one person alone in his devotion.
Without Me · Halsey
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Where Ecclesiastes praises mutual help as a gift, here the memory of having helped becomes a weapon wielded to induce guilt rather than gratitude.
STAY · The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Beneath the chaos is a real ache for companionship and not wanting to be left alone, a longing Scripture also honors as good.
Riptide · Vance Joy
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The longing for someone to stay and be known echoes the wisdom that companionship is a good gift, worth wanting.
Ho Hey · The Lumineers
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The simple vow of mutual belonging mirrors the wisdom that companionship makes us stronger than being alone.
“Everybody needs someone beside em”
Brother (feat. Gavin DeGraw) · NEEDTOBREATHE
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Affirms the wisdom that none of us are meant to stand alone; companionship lifts us when we fall.
Desperado · Eagles
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The whole song's argument, that companionship rescues a person from a lonely fall, mirrors this wisdom about two being better than one.
“Two strangers learn to fall in love again”
Faithfully · Journey
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's picture of two people continually recommitting to each other reflects the wisdom that companionship, worked at, is better than isolation.
“We got each other, and that's a lot for love”
Livin' On a Prayer · Bon Jovi
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Tommy and Gina's reliance on each other mirrors the wisdom that two are better than one, though the song stops short of naming any source beyond their own bond.
“Don't you think that you need somebody?”
November Rain · Guns N' Roses
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The refrain's insistence that everyone needs someone echoes the wisdom that companionship eases the burdens of life, though the song roots this solely in romantic love.
Stand By Me · Ben E. King
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's whole plea for companionship through hardship echoes the wisdom that two are better than one when trouble comes.
“You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand”
Lean On Me · Bill Withers
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The wisdom that two are better than one, able to lift each other up, is the song's practical heartbeat.
“Hands, touching hands, reaching out”
Sweet Caroline · Neil Diamond
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Celebrates the goodness of companionship and mutual support, echoing the song's delight in togetherness.
“take your fast car and keep on driving”
Fast Car · Luke Combs
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The final severing of this partnership, after it failed to lift either person up, underscores the Preacher's point that two are better than one when one actually helps the other rise.
“The life I love is makin' music with my friends”
On the Road Again · Willie Nelson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's joy in shared companionship reflects the wisdom that two are better than one, finding good reward in their labor together.
Need You Now · Lady A
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The whole song's ache for companionship reflects this honest acknowledgment that we aren't meant to be alone, even if it stops short of deeper resolution.
“I found you like a melody”
One Man Band · Old Dominion
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's picture of two people sharing life's road reflects this wisdom about two being better than one, lifting each other up.
“We stick together and we see it through”
You've Got a Friend In Me · Randy Newman
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The lyric's picture of shared burden and mutual support reflects the wisdom that two are better than one in hardship.
Go Your Own Way · Fleetwood Mac
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The whole song is about two people choosing separation and self-sufficiency instead of the companionship Scripture commends.
“I am happy now, living without you”
The Sign · Ace of Base
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Where this song celebrates independence from another person, Scripture generally commends companionship and mutual support, though leaving an unhealthy relationship isn't inherently unwise.
“Ah, por que estou tão sozinho?”
The Girl from Ipanema · Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The ache of being alone while someone else fills the world with beauty touches the same loneliness Ecclesiastes names as part of the human condition.
“stirrup to stirrup, side by side”
Let's Ride Into the Sunset Together · Tony Vice
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The companionship imagery of riding together mirrors Scripture's praise of two being better than one, supporting each other.
“Please don't let me go”
Here With Me · d4vd
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The longing not to be left alone mirrors the wisdom that companionship sustains us through hardship.
Umbrella (feat. JAŸ-Z) · Rihanna
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's picture of two people holding steady through hard times mirrors this wisdom about companionship easing life's burdens.
“Cause I got you to live it with me!”
Take On the World (Theme Song from "Girl Meets World") · Rowan Blanchard & Sabrina Carpenter
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's joy in facing life's changes alongside a friend mirrors this wisdom about companionship making the journey better and safer.
“Shows that we are united”
Hometown Glory (Single Version) · Adele
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The pride in solidarity and standing together echoes the wisdom that people are better together than alone, even in a secular, civic sense.
“I only pray you'll never leave me behind”
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine) · Gym Class Heroes
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The desire for a companion who stays close speaks to the created good of not being alone.
“Don't really matter 'cause we're perfectly matched”
Opposites Attract · Paula Abdul
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The companionship described, two people helping each other despite differences, reflects this wisdom on the value of partnership.
“I'd give up my pride to save me from being alone”
(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection · Nelson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The ache to not face life alone is a real and good longing Scripture also names; companionship is part of how we were made.
“When we could have each other's arms to hold”
Two to Make It Right · Seduction
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
This affirms the real good of companionship and not facing hardship alone, which is the song's simple, earthbound wish.
“And I pray that you'll be always there for me forevermore”
Ready or Not · After 7
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The longing for a steady, lifelong companion reflects the wisdom literature's affirmation that two are better than one, supporting each other through life.
Price of Love · Bad English
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The whole song's picture of two people holding each other up through good and bad reflects the wisdom that two are better than one, lifting each other when one falls.
“Living a life without any meaning”
What Kind of Man Would I Be? · Chicago
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Scripture affirms the goodness of companionship and the way we hold each other up, which this line leans on as the source of meaning.
“I feel better when I have you near”
Love Will Never Do (Without You) · Janet Jackson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The comfort found in companionship reflects the wisdom that two are better than one, supporting each other.
“What good is being here without you?”
I've Been Thinking About You · Londonbeat
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The ache for companionship and the sense that life is diminished alone reflects a real, Scripture-affirmed human longing for partnership.
Where Does My Heart Beat Now · Céline Dion
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's whole shape, longing for someone to hold onto and be held by, reflects the ancient wisdom that we were not made to be alone.
After the Rain (Remastered 2017) · Nelson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The offer to help someone back on their feet reflects the value of companionship in hard times, though here it leans on another person rather than God as ultimate help.
“If you need me baby, I'll come runnin”
I'll Give All My Love to You · Keith Sweat
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The pledge of availability and support echoes the wisdom that two are better than one, each helping the other up when they fall.
I Saw Red · Warrant
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song frames the relationship itself as a near-ultimate good whose loss is catastrophic, rather than placing human companionship within a larger, more resilient frame of meaning.
“Why be alone when we can be together, baby?”
To Be with You · Mr. Big
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The value placed on companionship over isolation reflects this wisdom passage's affirmation that two are better than one.
I'll Be There · Mariah Carey
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's whole posture of steady companionship, being there to lift someone who falls, echoes this picture of the goodness of faithful companionship.
“I said I'd never let nobody get too close to me, darling”
If You Asked Me To · Céline Dion
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Scripture commends companionship and mutual support, while the song's earlier stance of isolation stands against that wisdom before she relents.
“All I ever needed was the one”
The One · Elton John
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Companionship as strength and completion is a real biblical good, celebrated here as the song's central hope.
“Isn't it easy to see just how well we fit together?”
Good for Me · Amy Grant
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's delight in complementary differences mirrors the wisdom that two are better than one, each strengthening the other's weak points.
“But we wouldn't be that brave I know”
All I Want · Toad the Wet Sprocket
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The resignation to isolation echoes the wisdom literature's lament over the cost of going it alone, even while naming how good companionship would be.
“I just wanna be alone in a crowded room”
Keep On Walkin' · CeCe Peniston
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
His self-imposed isolation runs against this wisdom that two are better than one, especially when one falls.
Missing You Now · Michael Bolton
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Companionship is good and biblically affirmed, but pinning complete satisfaction on another person's presence sets human love up to carry a weight only God can ultimately bear.
“I'll never let another get that close to me”
What About Your Friends · TLC
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Where the song leans toward guarded self-protection after betrayal, Ecclesiastes commends the risk of companionship because of the good it brings, even with its dangers.
“I need somebody uplifting”
Dreamlover · Mariah Carey
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The desire for companionship and mutual support reflects the created goodness of partnership and not being alone.
“I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you”
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) · The Proclaimers
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The picture of lifelong companionship affirms the goodness of two people committed to walking through life together.
Do You Believe In Us · Jon Secada
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The plea for steadying reassurance mirrors the wisdom that two are better than one, lifting each other up when one falls.
“Though we sail on stormy seas”
Faithful · Go West
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The image of companionship through hardship reflects the wisdom that two are better than one when trouble comes.
The Power of Love · Céline Dion
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Companionship lifting someone from despair reflects the wisdom that two are better than one, able to lift each other up.
“I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown”
Stay (I Missed You) · Lisa Loeb
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Her confusion about who's really leaving whom reflects how entangled and mutually dependent human relationships are meant to be.
I Miss You · Aaron Hall
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's grief over losing companionship reflects the deep value Scripture places on human partnership and the pain of its absence.
Understanding · Xscape
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's insistence on partnership echoes the wisdom that two working together accomplish far more than one alone.
“I wanna stay by your side”
I Wanna Be Down · Brandy
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The desire to be present for someone through hardship mirrors the wisdom that two are better than one, able to lift each other up.
“And if I should fall, would it all go away?”
Kiss from a Rose · Seal
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The fear of losing love's support echoes the wisdom that companionship matters because we are vulnerable to falling; the song voices that fragility honestly.
“Let's don't wait 'til the water runs dry”
Water Runs Dry · Boyz II Men
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The urgency to act before the relationship collapses echoes the wisdom that two are better than one, and should lift each other up before it's too late.
I Can Love You Like That · All-4-One
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
While companionship is good, the promise to 'be all that you need' overreaches what any human partner can fulfill; only God ultimately meets our deepest needs.
Let Her Cry · Hootie & The Blowfish
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The refrain 'let her be' is less an act of healthy love than an exhausted surrender, standing apart from the mutual support Scripture commends between those who struggle.
“I thought I'd never love again”
Someone to Love (feat. Babyface) · Jon B.
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The ache for companionship and the comfort of being lifted up by another person is a real and good human need Scripture also affirms.
I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By · Method Man
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The comfort of a companion who lifts you up in hard times reflects this picture of mutual support being better than being alone.
“So complete in our love, we will never be uncovered again”
Back for Good (Radio Mix) · Take That
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The desire for a lasting, covering companionship reflects the wisdom that two together are better than one alone, offering mutual support.
“While outside the thunder rolls”
The Sweetest Days · Vanessa Williams
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's picture of two people holding fast through storms echoes this call to companionship that helps one another stand.
“I've got your back, it's automatic”
Best Friend · Brandy
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The picture of someone lifting you up when you fall mirrors this wisdom on the value of companionship.
Nobody Knows · The Tony Rich Project
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's isolated suffering, carried entirely alone, contrasts with this passage's picture of companionship easing the burden of a fall; the singer has no one to lift him up.
“When you've got friends to wish you well”
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) [from "Waiting to Exhale" - Original Soundtrack] · Whitney Houston
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The comfort of companionship in hard times is affirmed here as genuinely good and strengthening.
“I guess it's true,cannot live without you”
Before You Walk Out of My Life · Monica
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Scripture affirms companionship's value, but this line's absolute language ('cannot live without you') leans toward placing ultimate need in a person rather than in God, who alone truly sustains.
“we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from”
Breakfast At Tiffany's · Deep Blue Something
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Scripture praises two who help each other up; here the couple has drifted to where even falling together has stopped.
You'll See · Madonna
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The song's vow of total self-sufficiency stands against Scripture's picture of mutual need and support; isolation is framed as strength, not loss.
“This whole world was a stranger to me”
The Earth, The Sun, The Rain (David "Frazerman" Frazer Remix) · Color Me Badd
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
The shift from isolation to companionship reflects the wisdom that two are better than one, finding meaning in shared life.
“Without you I just can't go on”
Un-Break My Heart · Toni Braxton
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Where Ecclesiastes affirms the good of companionship without despair, this line edges toward placing one's whole capacity to continue on another person alone.
“Hold on the ones who really care”
MMMBop · Hanson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Ecclesiastes commends companionship precisely because life is fleeting and we need others to lift us up, the same instinct driving the song's plea to hold on to real friends.
“I woke up alone staring at my ceiling”
HOT TO GO! · Chappell Roan
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
The ache of waking up alone names a real human longing for companionship that Scripture itself treats as legitimate, even if the song's proposed remedy is a one-night fix.
“Didn't have a bed to sleep in, we kept each other warm”
Carry You Home · Alex Warren
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
The picture of two people sustaining each other through hardship reflects this wisdom on the strength found in companionship.
No One Noticed · The Marías
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
The song's fleeting, self-protective intimacy falls short of the mutual, lasting companionship Ecclesiastes describes as genuinely warming and sustaining.
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) [Remastered] · Elton John
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
The song's whole posture of solitary labor and distance from loved ones stands against the wisdom that companionship brings warmth and strength.
“But you know that don't mean I'm not lonely”
Bed of Roses · Bon Jovi
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
The admission of loneliness despite surface companionship echoes the wisdom that human beings are not meant to be alone, and that true connection is something deeper than proximity.
Fastlove, Pt. 1 · George Michael
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
A flicker of genuine longing for companionship breaks through the song's bravado, echoing the ache for real human connection.
“But stay in love, yeah”
Heavy Love · Mali Music
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The vision of two people staying together through hardship recalls the wisdom that two are better than one, able to help each other up.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER · Billie Eilish
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Companionship is good and biblical, but here it curdles into an identity so fused that life apart feels worthless, which Scripture never asks of human love.
“We would never break the chain”
The Chain · Fleetwood Mac
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Ecclesiastes praises a bond that strengthens two people; here the 'chain' feels more like compulsion and codependency than mutual flourishing.
“They said, I bet they'll never make it”
You're Still The One (Remastered 2023) · Shania Twain
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The defiance of naysayers and the strength found in staying together reflects this passage's praise of companionship's resilience.
“I keep the ends out for the tie that binds”
I Walk the Line · Johnny Cash
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The image of a binding tie reflects the strength and permanence Scripture attributes to a well-kept bond between two people.
Oh Girl · Paul Young
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Companionship is good, but the song frames one relationship as the entire source of stability, a weight no human bond can fully bear.
Every Heartbeat · Amy Grant
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The desire for a durable, tested companionship echoes the wisdom literature's praise of steadfast partnership over fleeting attachment.
Power of Love / Love Power · Luther Vandross
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The song's picture of togetherness ('together we can't fall') echoes the wisdom that two are better than one and not easily broken.
Just Another Day · Jon Secada
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The ache for companionship and the vulnerability of being apart echoes the wisdom that two are better than one.
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (feat. Don Henley) · Patty Smyth
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Where Ecclesiastes commends companionship as a strength against loneliness, this song laments a companionship that has failed and cannot be sustained.
Please Don't Go · KWS
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The desperate begging here centers all hope in one person staying, while this passage frames companionship as a gift to be grateful for, not a desperate grasp to control.
Blowing Kisses in the Wind · Paula Abdul
strains against Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The song's picture of one-sided devotion highlights the loneliness Scripture says mutual partnership is meant to guard against.
“If I ain't got you, I ain't got you?”
To Love Somebody · Michael Bolton
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The ache of needing another person captures something true about companionship, though the song elevates one person to the place of completeness.
All For Love (feat. Sting & Rod Stewart) [From "The Three Musketeers" Soundtrack] · Bryan Adams
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The whole song's theme of standing together, 'all for one,' mirrors the wisdom that two are better than one and a cord of unity is not easily broken.
“I don't need nobody else”
Because of Love · Janet Jackson
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The delight in companionship and partnership mirrors this passage's praise of two being better than one, even though the song stops at romance alone.
Always · Erasure
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The song's whole posture, wanting constant companionship and shared harmony, reflects the wisdom that two are better than one in facing life's cold seasons.
And Our Feelings · Babyface
resonates with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The song's ache for reunion reflects the value of a bond that shouldn't have been broken by outside pressure, echoing this passage's praise of companionship's strength.

108 songs meet this passage

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