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Proverbs 17:6
6Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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.
- 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 person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. 7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! 8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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 50:23and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
- Job 42:16After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
- Psalms 127:3Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
- Exodus 3:14God said 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 11:12Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.
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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