6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 17:6
Wisdom in Household Peace, Tested Hearts, Just Speech, and Relational Restraint
The chapter moves through household peace, divine heart-testing, speech and poverty, family honor, bribery and love, rebuke and folly, quarrels and justice, friendship and surety, conflict and grief, crooked justice, wandering folly, and restrained speech.
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Verse 6
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Grandchildren בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . בָנִ֑ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural are the crown עֲטֶ֣רֶת H5850 Noun - feminine singular construct of the aged זְ֭קֵנִים H2205 Adjective - masculine plural and the glory וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת H8597 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of a son בָּנִ֣ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural is his father אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural