| Proverbs 17:6 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Grandchildren are the crown of grandparents, and parents are the glory of their children.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| ASV: | Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers. |
| BBE: | Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers. |
| DBY: | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| ERV: | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| JPS: | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| WBS: | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers. |
| WEB: | Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents. |
| YLT: | Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers. |
| Proverbs 17:6 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 48:11 Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well."
Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Malachi 1:6 "'A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?' says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, 'How have we despised Your name?' (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 17:4. Flatterers, especially false teachers, are welcome to those that live in sin. 5. Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt. 6. It is an honour to children to have wise and godly parents continued to them, even after they are grown up and settled in the world. 7. A fool, in Solomon's Proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation contradicts it. |
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