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New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Thompson Chain Reference - Crowns;   Home;   The Topic Concordance - Children;   Parents;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Crown;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Crown;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crown;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Auerbach, Menahem Mendel ben Meshullam Solomon;   Hand;   Kiss and Kissing;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.
Christian Standard Bible®
Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,and the pride of children is their fathers.
Hebrew Names Version
Children's children are the crown of old men; The glory of children are their parents.
Easy-to-Read Version
Grandchildren are the pride and joy of old age, and children take great pride in their parents.
Amplified Bible
Grandchildren are the crown of aged men, And the glory of children is their fathers [who live godly lives].
American Standard Version
Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
Contemporary English Version
Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, and children should be proud of their parents.
Complete Jewish Bible
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, while the glory of children is their ancestors.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
King James Version (1611)
Childrens children are the crowne of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
English Revised Version
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Berean Standard Bible
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
Lexham English Bible
The crown of the elderly are grandchildren, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Literal Translation
Grandsons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
New Century Version
Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.
New English Translation
Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
New King James Version
Children's children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
New Living Translation
Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
New Life Bible
Grandchildren are the pride and joy of old men and a son is proud of his father.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The crown of old men, consists of children's children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
George Lamsa Translation
Childrens children are the crowns of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
Good News Translation
Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.
King James Version
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.
New Revised Standard
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.
Darby Translation
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The coroun of elde men is the sones of sones; and the glorie of sones is the fadris of hem.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
World English Bible
Children's children are the crown of old men; The glory of children are their parents.
Revised Standard Version
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers.
Update Bible Version
Sons of sons are the crown of old men; And the glory of sons are their fathers.
Webster's Bible Translation
Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
Bible in Basic English
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Childers children are a worshipe vnto the elders, and the fathers are the honor of the children.
THE MESSAGE
Old people are distinguished by grandchildren; children take pride in their parents.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Legacy Standard Bible
Grandchildren are the crown of old men,And the beauty of sons is their fathers.

Contextual Overview

6 Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Children's: Genesis 50:23, Job 42:16, Job 42:17, Psalms 127:3-5, Psalms 128:3-6

and the: Exodus 3:14, Exodus 3:15, 1 Kings 11:12, 1 Kings 15:4

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:48 - which Job 21:8 - General Job 29:5 - my children Psalms 107:41 - maketh Psalms 127:4 - so are children Ecclesiastes 6:3 - a man Isaiah 49:18 - thou shalt Jeremiah 8:8 - in vain 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - crown 1 Thessalonians 2:20 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 17:4
"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 17:6
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
Genesis 17:16
"I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man a hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth to a child?"
Genesis 17:20
"As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
Genesis 35:11
God also said to him, "I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a multitude of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come from you.
Ezra 4:20
that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that tribute, custom tax, and toll were paid to them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Children's children [are] the crown of old men,.... Ancient parents. Grandfathers with the Jews are called old men, as Buxtorf d observes. A numerous progeny was reckoned a great blessing to a man; to have his table surrounded with children, as olive plants; to be encircled with a large family was a crown of glory e; and to live to see children's children, a large number of grandchildren, was still a greater glory; and especially, as Jarchi observes, when these children, or children's children, were walking in a good way, in the good ways of religion and godliness, they trained them up in. Christ is the Ancient of days, the everlasting Father; and it is his glory, as Mediator, to see his seed, to have a numerous off spring; and which will endure for ever, as the days of heaven: ministers of the Gospel are spiritual fathers; and those who have been converted under their ministry wilt be their joy and "crown of rejoicing" at the last day, 1 Thessalonians 2:19;

and the glory of children [are] their fathers; who are wise, as Aben Ezra observes; and righteous, as Jarchi: if they are wise and good men, it is an honour to their children that they descend from them; nor are they ashamed to own their relation to them, but glory in it, as the Jews did in Abraham, saying, "We have Abraham for our father", Matthew 3:9 Luke 3:8: but, on the contrary, if their fathers are foolish or wicked, their children are ashamed of them, and do not care to acknowledge their descent from them; and such parents, who are an honour to their children, their children should be careful to tread in their steps, that they reflect no dishonour on them; particularly as it is our great honour and glory to have God for our father, to be his adopted sons and daughters, we should be followers of him as dear children, and be obedient ones.

d In Lex. Talmud. col. 684. e "Te felix natorum turba coronat", Claudian. de Raptu Prosperp. l. 1. v. 109.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The reciprocity of good in sustained family relationships. A long line of children’s children is the glory of old age, a long line of ancestors the glory of their descendants.


 
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