Proverbs 17:6 - Revised Standard Version

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers. [Ps. 127:3; 128:3.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Common English Bible

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Sons of sons are the crown of old age. And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.

Proverbs 17:6 Cross References

Genesis 48:11

And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; and lo, God has let me see your children also.”

Genesis 50:23

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation; the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.

1 Kings 11:12

Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

1 Kings 15:4

Nevertheless for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

Proverbs 16:31

A hoary head is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

Malachi 1:6

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised thy name?’