Proverbs 17:6

NETBible

Grandchildren 1  are like 2  a crown 3  to the elderly, and the glory 4  of children is their parents. 5 

NIV ©

Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

NASB ©

Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

NLT ©

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.

MSG ©

Old people are distinguished by grandchildren; children take pride in their parents.

BBE ©

Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

NRSV ©

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.

NKJV ©

Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.

KJV
Children's
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children
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[are] the crown
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of old men
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and the glory
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of children
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[are] their fathers
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NASB ©
Grandchildren
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are the crown
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of old
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men
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, And the glory
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of sons
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is their fathers
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.
LXXM
stefanov
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N-NSM
gerontwn
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N-GPM
tekna
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N-NPN
teknwn
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N-GPN
kauchma
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N-NSN
de
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PRT
teknwn
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N-GPN
paterev
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N-NPM
autwn
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D-GPM
(17:6a) tou
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T-GSM
pistou
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A-GSM
olov
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A-NSM
o
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T-NSM
kosmov
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N-NSM
twn
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T-GPN
crhmatwn
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N-GPN
tou
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T-GSM
de
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PRT
apistou
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A-GSM
oude
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CONJ
obolov {N-NSM}
NET [draft] ITL
Grandchildren
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are like a crown
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to the elderly
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, and the glory
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of children
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is their parents
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.
HEBREW
Mtwba
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Mynb
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traptw
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Mynb
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ynb
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Mynqz
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trje (17:6)
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NETBible

Grandchildren 1  are like 2  a crown 3  to the elderly, and the glory 4  of children is their parents. 5 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “children of children [sons of sons].”

2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

3 sn The metaphor signifies that grandchildren are like a crown, that is, they are the “crowning glory” of life. The proverb comes from a culture that places great importance on the family in society and that values its heritage.

4 tn The noun תִּפְאָרָת (tif’arat) means “beauty; glory” (BDB 802 s.v.). In this passage “glory” seems to be identified with “glorying; boasting”; so a rendering that children are proud of their parents would be in order. Thus, “glory of children” would be a subjective genitive, the glorying that children do.”

5 tc The LXX has inserted: “To the faithful belongs the whole world of wealth, but to the unfaithful not an obulus.” It was apparently some popular sentiment at the time.

5 tn Heb “their fathers.”