Proverbs 17:6

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 48:11

And he said to his son: "I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring."

Genesis 50:23

After these things happened, he said to his brothers: "God will visit you after my death, and he will make you ascend from this land into the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

1 Kings 11:12

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

1 Kings 15:4

But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem, so that he might raise up his son after him, and so that he might establish Jerusalem.

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

Proverbs 13:22

The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.

Proverbs 16:31

Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.

Malachi 1:6

The son honors the father, and the servant his master. If, therefore, I am Father, where is my honor? And if I am Master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And you have said, "In what way, have we despised your name?"