Proverbs Chapter 17 verse 6 Holy Bible
Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
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Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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Children's children are the crown of old men; The glory of children are their parents.
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Sons' sons `are' the crown of old men, And the glory of sons `are' their fathers.
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Proverbs 17 : 6 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - Children's children are the crown of old men (comp. Psalm 127; Psalm 128). (For the term "crown," comp. Proverbs 16:18.) Thus St. Paul calls his converts his "joy and crown" (Philippians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:19) In the East a large number of children is considered a great blessing, being a guarantee of the stability of the family. Thus writes Euripides ('Iph. Taur.,' 57) - Στύλοι γὰρ οἴκων παῖδες εἰσιν ἄρσενες "Male children are the pillars of the house." The glory of children are their fathers. A long line of good or celebrated ancestors is the glory of their descendants, and brings a blessing on them (see 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 15:4). Hereditary nobility, based on descent from some eminent progenitor, may be a source of not unseemly pride, and a spur to a life worthy of such excellent ancestry.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Children's children are the crown of old men.--Comp. Psalms 127, 128.The glory of children are their fathers.--And, as such, to be honoured by them. For the blessing which parents bring to children, comp. 1Kings 11:13; 1Kings 15:4; Jeremiah 33:21.
