Proverbs 17:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

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?’