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


In Context

3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.

4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.

5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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

7 Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: wherever it turns, it prospers.

Proverbs 17:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children’s children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.