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Proverbs 17:6
New English Translation
Proverbs 17:6
New English Translation
6 Grandchildren[a] are like[b] a crown[c] to the elderly,
and the glory[d] of children is their parents.[e]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:6 tn Heb “children of children [sons of sons].”
- Proverbs 17:6 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.
- Proverbs 17:6 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.
- Proverbs 17:6 tn The noun תִּפְאָרָת (tifʾarat) 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.”
- Proverbs 17:6 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.tn Heb “their fathers.”
Proverbs 17:6
World English Bible
Proverbs 17:6
World English Bible
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men;
the glory of children are their parents.
Proverbs 17:6
New International Version
Proverbs 17:6
New International Version
6 Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
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