Proverbs 17:6
Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
In Context
5He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
7Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
Cross References
Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation. Also the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.
1 Kings 11:12Notwithstanding I will not do it in thy days, for David thy father's sake, but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
Job 42:16And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.
Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table.
Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:6
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. See here, 1. What a great sin those are guilty of who trample upon the poor, who ridicule their wants and the meanness of their appearance, upbraid them with their poverty, and take advantage from their weakness to be abusive and injurious to them. They reproach their Maker, put a great contempt and affront upon him, who allotted the poor to the condition they are in, owns them, and takes care of them, and… Read the whole commentary →