What does the quote 'A house divided can not stand' mean?

Answer 1

It means that if you have two people in one home or family that quarrel and cannot get along, then the house or family is going to be weak and susceptible to problems. This is used in the New Testament about Satan and his demons.

Answer 2

Jesus said this when he was accused of casting out demons by the power of the prince of demons. Math 12:25. His argument here is that good fruit cannot come from bad trees. Lincoln quotes this during the civil war.

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln paraphrased The Bible when using this quote in his speech in 1858. The "house" he was referring to was the United States, and that house was divided between the opponents and advocates of slavery. He meant that the U.S. would not be a strong nation, and susceptible to external pressure and conflict, if they could not agree on the issue.

Answer 4

Lincoln invoked this Biblical quotation to dramatise the threat to the cohesion of the USA.

Answer 5

it means you should always have some one to help you.

Answer 6

Jesus said in Mark 3:25 "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand."