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Proverbs 17:6
Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 17:6 in other translations
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
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In context
3 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.
4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
6 Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.
7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
8 A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
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