Proverbs 17:6
Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
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- Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand. 5 How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.
- Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
- Ps 128:3-6 : 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table. 4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way. 5 May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life, 6 and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
- Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
- Gen 50:23 : 23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.
- Exod 3:14-15 : 14 God said to Moses,“I AM that I AM.” And he said,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses,“You must say this to the Israelites,‘The LORD– the 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 from generation to generation.’
- 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.
- 1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.
- Job 42:16-17 : 16 After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, old and full of days.
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16Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.
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3Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
4Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.
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31Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
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5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
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29The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
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7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
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24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.
25May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.
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7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
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3Tell your children about it, have your children tell their children, and their children the following generation.
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25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,
3“that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”
4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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6so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
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13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
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11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
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8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
9For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.
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16May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!
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20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
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22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
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1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
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21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
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17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
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35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
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11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
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4The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
5The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.
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2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.
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6and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
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5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
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22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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12you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children!
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26In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.
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30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
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28Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:
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32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
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12Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.