22 occurrences

'One' in the Bible

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsUseless EndeavourWisdomTragedySuccess And Hard WorkEnjoying LifelegacyhardworkFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUniversality Of DeathVanityAdvantagesUseless EndeavourCondition Of The BodyAnimals Having A Soulnatural Lifenatural DeathEverything Happening For A ReasonPetsThe Environmentbreathinghumanityfatebreath

All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateCreatures Returning To Dustdust

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Lack OfAffluenceDiscontentPhysical LabourBeing UnsatisfiedUseless EndeavourToiling In VainFamily And Friends

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

Verse ConceptsBest FriendsTragedyNot Being Alonehelphelpingpity

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

Verse ConceptsWarmingTwo PeopleNot Being AloneWeather In The Last Dayscoupleslieinglukewarm

And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

Verse ConceptsCordsAn Overpowering PresencePlaitingTwo PeopleThreefoldknots

If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

Verse ConceptsOppressorsAuthorityNot Helping The PoorInjusticeoppressionsurprises

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

Verse ConceptsThe Existence Of ThingsGod Is StrongPeople Naming Thingsfate

Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

Verse ConceptsBeing Found Out

For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.

Verse ConceptsRelationship Of Men And WomenVirtuous WomanGodly WomanFinding LoveGodly ManA Good WomanBeing A Woman Of GodA Good ManMan And Womanwomancredibility

Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPeople Acting MadlyTragedyfate

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

Verse ConceptsForgetting PeopleIndividuals Saving OthersThe Work Of The WiseSaving Moneyhealthcarerecognition

Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

Verse ConceptsBenefits Of WisdomWeapons Of The BelieverFamily Conflict

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

Verse ConceptsNailsSharp Tools

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