Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:6
6Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
- New International Version (NIV)Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
Context of Proverbs 17:6
4A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. 5The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers. 7Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler. 8A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:6 word by word
עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:6
- Genesis 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognized by Joseph.
- Job 42:16Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
- Psalms 127:3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children, like young olive trees around your table.
- Exodus 3:14God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.”
- 1 Kings 11:12However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
- 1 Kings 15:4But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him and by preserving Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The reciprocity of good in sustained family relationships. A long line of children‘s children is the glory of old age, a long line of ancestors the glory of their descendants.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 It is an honour to children to have wise and godly parents continued to them, even after they are grown up and settled in the world.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Only those blessed with a long life become grandparents. Continuing the family line shows God's blessing (see Genesis 12:1–3). father: This proverb applies to both fathers and mothers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Prolonged posterity is a blessing, its cutting off a curse (Pr 13:22; Psa 109:13-15), hence children may glory in virtuous ancestry.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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