Proverbs 17:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָם

Transliteration

'ăṭeret zəqēnîm bənê bānîm wə-tip'eret bānîm 'ăbôtām

Grammar Details

*'ăṭeret*: noun, feminine singular construct - crown of
*zəqēnîm*: noun, masculine plural - old men/elders
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
*bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons/children
*wə-tip'eret*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and glory of
*'ăbôtām*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers

Word Meanings

*'ăṭeret*: crown/wreath/ornament
*zəqēnîm*: elders/old men/aged ones
*bānîm*: sons/children/descendants
*tip'eret*: glory/beauty/splendor/adornment
*'ăbôt*: fathers/ancestors/forefathers

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Prov 16:31 : 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah. 5 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Gen 50:23 : 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.
Exod 3:14-15 : 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
Job 42:16-17 : 16 And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and full of days.

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