Proverbs 17:6
Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
In Context
7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Cross References
Genesis 50:23and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third [generation]; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.
1 Kings 11:12'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;
Job 42:16And Job liveth after this a hundred and forty years, and seeth his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations;
Psalms 128:3Thy wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.
Proverbs 16:31A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
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 →