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Proverbs 17:6
6Old people should be proud of their grandchildren. In the same way, children should be proud of their parents.
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
4People who do evil things listen to evil advice. People who tell lies listen to other people's lies. 5If you laugh at poor people, you are insulting God, who made them. If you are happy when trouble happens to other people, you will receive the punishment that you deserve. Old people should be proud of their grandchildren. In the same way, children should be proud of their parents. 7It does not seem right when a fool says clever things. It is certainly not right when a ruler tells lies. 8Somebody who offers a bribe thinks that it will work like magic. It will help him to do whatever he wants to do.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:6 word by word
עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 17:6
- Genesis 50:23And he was still alive to see Ephraim's children and grandchildren. He also saw Makir's children. Makir was Manasseh's son. Joseph took Makir's children to be his own children.
- Job 42:16Job lived for 140 years after this. He was still alive when his grandchildren and their grandchildren were born.
- Psalms 127:3Children are a gift from the Lord. He blesses us with descendants.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a vine that grows in your home, and it gives many grapes. Your children will sit around your table, like the branches of an olive tree that are around you.
- Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am! Say this to the Israelite people: “I AM has sent me to you.” ’
- 1 Kings 11:12But I will not do this while you are alive, because your father David was faithful to me. Instead, I will take the kingdom away from your son.
- 1 Kings 15:4But the Lord his God gave Abijah a son to rule after him in Jerusalem. He also made Jerusalem a strong city. The Lord did that because of his promise to David.
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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