Proverbs 17:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

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  • Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
  • Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house; your children like olive plants around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless you out of Zion; and you shall see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 Yes, you shall see your children's children, and peace upon Israel.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.
  • Gen 50:23 : 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation, the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.
  • Exod 3:14-15 : 14 And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And he said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. 15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, 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 my memorial to all generations.
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
  • 1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless, for David's sake, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem.
  • Job 42:16-17 : 16 After this, Job lived one hundred and forty years and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. 17 So Job died, old and full of days.

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    16Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.

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    3Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

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    31Gray hair is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

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    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

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    29The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

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    7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • Prov 23:24-25
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    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

    25Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.

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    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

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    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

    2Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise;

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