Proverbs 17:6
Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men, || And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
Literal Standard 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
7A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.
Cross References
Genesis 50:23and Joseph looks on Ephraim’s sons of a third [generation]; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.
1 Kings 11:12Only, I do not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I tear it out of the hand of your son;
Job 42:16And Job lives after this one hundred and forty years, and sees his sons, and his sons’ sons, four generations;
Psalms 128:3Your wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of your house, || Your sons as olive plants around your table.
Proverbs 16:31Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty, || It is 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 →