6 The crown of the elderly are ⌊grandchildren⌋,* and the glory of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6 Cross References - LEB
Genesis 50:23
23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. Moreover, the children of Makir, son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph.
Exodus 3:14-15
14 And God said to Moses, "I am that I am." And he said, "So you must say to the ⌊Israelites⌋,* 'I am sent me to you.'"
15 And God said again to Moses, "So you must say to the ⌊Israelites⌋,* 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,* the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my remembrance from generation to generation.'
1 Kings 11:12
12 However, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of David your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it away.
1 Kings 15:4
4 For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;
Job 42:16-17
Psalms 127:3-5
Psalms 128:3-6
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine ⌊within⌋* your house. Your children* will be like olive shoots about your table.
4 Look, for thus shall a man be blessed ⌊who fears Yahweh⌋.*
5 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
6 and that you may see your children's children. May peace be upon Israel.
Proverbs 13:22
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to ⌊his grandchildren⌋,* and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
Proverbs 16:31
31 A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.