Proverbs 17:6
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso 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.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
- KJV
- Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
- WEB
- Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
- ASV
- Children`s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
- DARBY
- Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
- BLB
- The crown of old men [are] the sons of sons, and the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
- ÅB
- De gamles krone er barnebarn, og barns pryd er deres fedre.
- OTB
- Barnebarn er stoltheten for deres besteforeldre, og æren til ens barn finnes i deres foreldre.
- B1930
- De gamles krone er barnebarn, og barns pryd er deres fedre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 127:3–5
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Read in contextProverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Read in contextProverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Read in contextPsalms 128:3–6
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Read in contextExodus 3:14–15
And 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.
Read in context1 Kings 11:12
Notwithstanding 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.
Read in contextGenesis 50:23
And 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.
Read in context1 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless 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:
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