Verse 6

Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
  • Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4 Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 May you live to see your children’s children—peace be upon Israel.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
  • Gen 50:23 : 23 He saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children, and also the children of Machir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
  • Exod 3:14-15 : 14 God replied to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: "I AM has sent me to you."' 15 God also said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation."
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 'Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.'
  • 1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.
  • Job 42:16-17 : 16 After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, old and full of days.