Proverbs 17:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde. 4 As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth. 5 Blessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.
  • Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Thy wife shalbe as the fruitfull vine on the sides of thine house, and thy children like the oliue plantes round about thy table. 4 Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord. 5 The Lorde out of Zion shall blesse thee, and thou shalt see the wealth of Ierusalem all the dayes of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
  • Gen 50:23 : 23 And Ioseph saw Ephraims children, euen vnto the third generation: also the sonnes of Machir the sonne of Manasseh were brought vp on Iosephs knees.
  • Exod 3:14-15 : 14 And God answered Moses, I Am That I Am. Also he said, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me vnto you. 15 And God spake further vnto Moses, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, The Lorde God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob hath sent me vnto you: this is my Name for euer, and this is my memoriall vnto all ages.
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Notwithstanding in thy dayes I will not doe it, because of Dauid thy father, but I will rent it out of the hand of thy sonne:
  • 1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 But for Dauids sake did the Lorde his God giue him a light in Ierusalem, and set vp his sonne after him, and established Ierusalem,
  • Job 42:16-17 : 16 And after this liued Iob an hundreth and fourtie yeres, and sawe his sonnes, and his sonnes sonnes, euen foure generations. 17 So Iob dyed, being old, and full of dayes.

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    16In steade of thy fathers shall thy children be: thou shalt make them princes through all the earth.

  • Ps 127:3-4
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    3Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde.

    4As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth.

  • Prov 16:31
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    31Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.

  • Prov 20:29
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    29The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.

  • Prov 23:24-25
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    24The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.

    25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.

  • Joel 1:3
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    3Tell you your children of it, and let your children shew to their children, and their children to another generation.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

  • Eph 6:1-4
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    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Honour thy father & mother (which is the first commandement with promes)

    3That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.

    4And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.

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    6That the posteritie might knowe it, and the children, which should be borne, should stand vp, and declare it to their children:

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    13Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 30:11
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    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.

  • Prov 1:8-9
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    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

    9For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.

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    16Let thy worke bee seene towarde thy seruants, and thy glory vpon their children.

  • Prov 15:20
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    20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 13:22
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    22The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • Job 14:21
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    21And he knoweth not if his sonnes shall be honourable, neither shall he vnderstand concerning them, whether they shalbe of lowe degree,

  • Prov 29:17
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    17Correct thy sonne & he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.

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    2A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

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    6Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.

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    22Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

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    12Yong men and maidens, also olde men and children:

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    28Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying,

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    32Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

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    14From men by thine hand, O Lorde, from men of the world, who haue their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children haue ynough, and leaue the rest of their substance for their children.

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