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help to him vs help for him

Both "help to him" and "help for him" are not correct. The correct preposition to use after the verb "help" is "help him."

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 7848 views

help to him

This is not a correct construction in English.

The correct form is "help him." The preposition "to" is not used after the verb "help" when referring to the person receiving assistance.
  • ... may You be a help against. KJV: be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies. INT: his hands be sufficient help his adversaries become.
  • And this of Judah; and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people; May his hands strive for them; And be thou a help to him ...
  • At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him;. Parallel Commentaries. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 28:1-27 The wicked ...
  • And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him - Basic English Bible And Jehovah Elohim said, ...

Alternatives:

  • help him

help for him

This is not a correct construction in English.

The correct form is "help him." The preposition "for" is not used after the verb "help" when referring to the person receiving assistance.
  • Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Many say about me," There is no help for him in  ...
  • Apr 3, 2015 ... Thunderstorm 79°. Shooting suspect's brother said he tried to get help for him .... Shooting suspect's brother said he tried to get help for him ...
  • Dec 22, 2014 ... FSU shooter's friends tried to get help for him months before the shooting. Michael LaForgia, Times Staff Writer. Link; View all Articles.
  • Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. - King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition. Bible Verses like ...

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  • help him

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