Proverbs 17:6
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.”Proverbs 17:6
What Does Proverbs 17:6 Mean?
Proverbs 17:6 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 17:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 42:16“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.”Psalms 128:6“Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.”Psalms 127:4“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.”Psalms 127:3“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”Proverbs 16:31“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.”Proverbs 13:22“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”Psalms 128:3“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”Exodus 3:14“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”Genesis 50:23“And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.”1 Kings 11:12“Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.”1 Kings 15:4“Nevertheless for David’s sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:”Psalms 107:41“Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.”Isaiah 49:18“Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.”1 Thessalonians 2:19“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?”1 Kings 1:48“And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.”Job 21:8“Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.”Ecclesiastes 6:3“If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.”Jeremiah 8:8“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.”Job 29:5“When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;”1 Thessalonians 2:20“For ye are our glory and joy.”
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