Proverbs 17:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Proverbs 17:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 127:3-5
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. …
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Psalms 128:3-6
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. …
Exodus 3:14-15
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. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6)

They are so, that is, they should be so, and, if they conduct themselves worthily, they are so. 1. It is an honour to parents when they are old to leave children, and children’s children, growing up, that tread in the steps of their virtues, and are likely to maintain and advance the reputation of their families. It is an honour to a man to live so long as to see his children’s children (Ps. 128:6…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 6)

6. Prolonged posterity is a blessing, its cutting off a curse (Pr 13:22; Psa 109:13-15), hence children may glory in virtuous ancestry.