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class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ateret_5850.htm" title="'a·Te·ret: are the crown -- Occurrence 9 of 14.">‘ă-ṭe-reṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[are] the crown</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2205: 1) old <BR> 1a) old (of humans) <BR> 1b) elder (of those having authority)">2205</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2205 -- Occurrence 138 of 179">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זְ֭קֵנִים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zekenim_2205.htm" title="Ze·ke·nim: of old -- Occurrence 6 of 12.">zə-qê-nîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of old men</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine plural">Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 4277 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benei_1121.htm" title="be·Nei: Grandchildren -- Occurrence 1174 of 1283.">bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Children</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 4278 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָנִ֑ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vanim_1121.htm" title="va·Nim;: of sons -- Occurrence 42 of 50.">ḇā-nîm;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">children</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8597: 1) beauty, splendour, glory <BR> 1a) beauty, finery (of garments, jewels) <BR> 1b) glory <BR> 1b1) of rank, renown <BR> 1b2) as attribute of God <BR> 1c) honour (or nation Israel) <BR> 1d) glorying, boasting (of individual)">8597</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8597 -- Occurrence 16 of 51">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vetiferet_8597.htm" title="ve·tif·'E·ret: and the glory -- Occurrence 2 of 3.">wə-ṯip̄-’e-reṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and the glory</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 4279 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּנִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/banim_1121.htm" title="ba·Nim: of sons -- Occurrence 73 of 96.">bā-nîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of children</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 1056 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲבוֹתָֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/avotam_1.htm" title="a·vo·Tam.: is their fathers -- Occurrence 72 of 84.">’ă-ḇō-w-ṯām.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] their father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine plural">N-mpc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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href="//interlinearbible.org/proverbs/17.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5850.htm" title="a·te·ret: are the crown -- 5850: a crown, wreath">עֲטֶ֣רֶת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2205.htm" title="ze·ke·nim: of old -- 2205: old">זְ֭קֵנִים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="be·nei: Grandchildren -- 1121: son">בְּנֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="va·nim;: of sons -- 1121: son">בָנִ֑ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8597.htm" title="ve·tif·'e·ret: and the glory -- 8597: beauty, glory">וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ba·nim: of sons -- 1121: son">בָּנִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="a·vo·v·tam.: is their fathers -- 1: father">אֲבֹותָֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/17.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">Children's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5850.htm" title="atarah (at-aw-raw') -- crown">are the crown</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2205.htm" title="zaqen (zaw-kane') -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator">of old men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8597.htm" title="tiph'arah (tif-aw-raw') -- beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty">and the glory</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">of children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">are their fathers</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/17.htm">משלי 17:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבֹותָֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/17.htm">משלי 17:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">עטרת זקנים בני בנים ותפארת בנים אבותם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/17.htm">משלי 17:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">עטרת זקנים בני בנים ותפארת בנים אבותם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/17.htm">משלי 17:6 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">עטרת זקנים בני בנים ותפארת בנים אבותם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/17-6.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/17.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Children's children <i>are</i> the crown of old men; and the glory of children <i>are</i> their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">children's</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/50-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 50:23</span> And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/42-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 42:16,17</span> After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 127:3-5</span> See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/128-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 128:3-6</span> Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house: …</a></p><p class="hdg">and the</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/3-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 3:14,15</span> And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 11:12</span> Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 15:4</span> Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/17-6.htm">Proverbs 17:6</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/17-6.htm">Proverbs 17:6 NIV</a> • <a 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