Matthew Henry · Verse 6
It is an honour to children to have wise and godly parents continued to them, even after they are grown up and settled in the world.
Proverbs 17:6
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
BSB
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
KJV
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
ASV
Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
BBE
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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