King James Version
Proverbs 17:6
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
Context of Proverbs 17:6
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:6 word by word
עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:6
- Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
- Job 42:16After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
- Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
- Exodus 3:14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
- 1 Kings 11:12Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
- 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish 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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