4:10Ecclesiastes 4:10

If two fall together, one will lift the other, but misery follows the one who falls alone with no one to help him up.ICEP 3.2–3+2 In union there is strength and victory, while in isolation and division there is weakness and defeat.ICEP 3.2–3+2 The verse forbids acting in selfish independence that exalts one's own plans and labors, and calls God's workers to esteem others better than self and move together in concert under one Leader.ICEP 3.2–3+2 Safety comes when several minds counsel together with humility and prayer, so that every plan is viewed from all sides and guarded against selfish mistakes and the wiles of Satan.ICEP 3.2–3+2 God's people must therefore press together in harmony as true yoke-fellows, keeping no place for alienation, that the church may be perfected, honor the truth, and let God work among them and through them.ICEP 3.2–3+2

If companions fall, one will lift up the other, but woe belongs to the one who is alone when he falls because he has no other to help him up.ICEP 3.2–3+4 Companionship offers protection and help in falling, while being alone leaves a person without help to recover.LSEGW 305.3+4 In union there is strength and victory, while in division and isolation there is weakness and defeat.ICEP 3.2–3+1

Adam and Eve were safer together, and separating from companionship increased danger from Satan's temptation.SG3 39.1 Husband and wife must be closely united in heart and work, for two of one heart can work more successfully than one.14MR 303.3–306.1 If one falls the other lifts him up, so the wife is to join her husband in searching the Scriptures and understanding the Word of God and the various lines of missionary labor, helping him see things in clearer light, bearing his burdens, doing his copying and keeping his accounts, keeping his respect and love, and giving counsel instead of leaving him alone under care.14MR 303.3–306.1 She is to join him in encouraging each other to work the works of Christ and save souls who are out of Christ, keeping the eye fixed upon Jesus in meekness and lowliness of heart, rather than living to amuse and be amused, to be petted as a child, to work for selfish interests, or to let children and dress and show absorb all interest.14MR 303.3–306.1

In gospel work two messengers can support and encourage each other when one falls.EW 83.1 When they separate to reach more places, meeting again renews courage and strengthens them to face opposition and continue their work.EW 83.1 When difficulties or temptations cause stumbling, students can help fellow students and teachers carry burdens and face discouragement.CT 224.2 They are to use influence to support what is good rather than to lead others into wrongdoing.CT 224.2

In union there is strength and victory, while in isolation and division there is weakness and defeat.ICEP 3.2–3+4 The woe belongs to him who is alone when he falls because he has no other to help him up, but companions lift one another when they fall.ICEP 3.2–3+4 People are safer and stronger when they work together than when one acts independently.CT 92.2+3

Selfishness that places a higher estimate upon one's own plans, opinions, and labors and moves independently of brethren threatens usefulness and proves ruin unless seen and overcome.ICEP 3.2–3 God's workers must not assert individual independence but must act with reference to one another in concerted action in the various departments of the work, carrying on one work under one Leader.ICEP 3.2–3+2 They are to esteem others better than self, to counsel together with humility and much earnest prayer for wisdom, to be willing to be entreated and advised, and to allow no particle of strife or rivalry, with steady perseverance in searching to know and do God's will.LSEGW 305.3+2 They must receive the counsel of brethren and stand together rather than follow independent judgment, kindle false notions and theories, and divide the church.Ms 139, 1901, par. 6

Counsel among several minds brings greater safety because every plan is viewed from all sides and every advance is more carefully studied, guarding against selfish mistakes, confusion, perplexity, and defeat.ICEP 3.2–3+4 Satan may move through one mind to warp things out of their proper channel and may succeed with two who view things in a similar light, but with several minds enlisted there is greater protection against his wiles.ICEP 3.2–3 Working independently risks selfishness and mistakes, while involving several minds makes plans safer by allowing them to be examined from different sides.CT 92.2+3

Missionary work cannot be done by isolated effort but by union of effort under well-understood plans, with God as Counselor, so that workers on the field can venture, run risks, and do their best under all circumstances.Lt 14, 1887, par. 11–13 United service is more effective than serving separately, for two or more workers together are better than one, and little can be done alone.Lt 14, 1887, par. 11–13+1 Strength must be husbanded in God and put forth in noble, concentrated action and not wasted in meaningless, occasional and spasmodic efforts, and publishing houses and other institutions in union will be a power though few in numbers.Lt 53, 1887, par. 5–6 In Christ's service believers must not act independently but work together, and the strength and success of the community depend on each person's faithful part.ST Aug 30, 1905

The people God is leading out and fitting for translation must stand as sentinels for God, become servants of all, and imitate Christ.ICEP 3.2–3 They are to be true yoke-fellows united together so they can help one another, for in unity is strength and the Holy Spirit helps their infirmities.Lt 7, 1900, par. 35–37 Fellow workers must keep in harmony and let nothing come in to separate them, giving no place to alienation by the enemy, and no despondency must be allowed to weaken efforts, hope, or courage.Lt 93, 1895, par. 5 Even while human imperfections are seen everywhere, faith looks through the hellish shadow of Satan to perfection of character in the Redeemer, clings more firmly to God, and presses on with face set as a flint Zionward, because the warfare will soon be ended.Lt 93, 1895, par. 5 Christians must strive hard to preserve union and be at peace among themselves, be wholly consecrated to God, and each strive with all might to keep victory over self and over every besetment and every wrong word and action, so the enemy makes no more inroads, and thus union lets God work among them, by them, and through them.Lt 1, 1851, par. 5 In unity the church attains perfection and honors truth before its enemies, while in division it becomes unbalanced, hindered by the great deceiver, and put to shame before the enemies of truth.Ms 139, 1901, par. 6