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Proverbs 17:6

NETBible	Grandchildren¹ are like² a crown³ to the elderly, and the glory⁴ of children is their parents.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Old people are distinguished by grandchildren; children take pride in their parents.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 17:6	Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 17:6	Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
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KJV	Children's <01121> children <01121> [are] the crown <05850> of old men <02205>_; and the glory <08597> of children <01121> [are] their fathers <01>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 17:6	Grandchildren <01121> are the crown <05850> of old <02205> men <02205> , And the glory <08597> of sons <01121> is their fathers <01> .
LXXM	stefanov <4735> N-NSM gerontwn <1088> N-GPM tekna <5043> N-NPN teknwn <5043> N-GPN kauchma <2745> N-NSN de <1161> PRT teknwn <5043> N-GPN paterev <3962> N-NPM autwn <846> D-GPM (17:6a) tou <3588> T-GSM pistou <4103> A-GSM olov <3650> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM kosmov <2889> N-NSM twn <3588> T-GPN crhmatwn <5536> N-GPN tou <3588> T-GSM de <1161> PRT apistou <571> A-GSM oude <3761> CONJ obolov {N-NSM}
NET [draft] ITL	Grandchildren <01121> <01121> are like a crown <05850> to the elderly <02205> , and the glory <08597> of children <01121> is their parents <01> .
HEBREW	Mtwba <01> Mynb <01121> traptw <08597> Mynb <01121> ynb <01121> Mynqz <02205> trje (17:6) <05850>

NETBible

Grandchildren¹ are like² a crown³ to the elderly, and the glory⁴ of children is their parents.⁵

NET Notes

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

²tn 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.

³sn 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.

⁴tn 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.”

⁵tc 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.

⁵tn Heb “their fathers.”