The Meaning of Proverbs 17:6 Explained

Proverbs 17:6

KJV: Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

YLT: Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.

Darby: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Children's  children  [are] the crown  of old men;  and the glory  of children  [are] their fathers. 

What does Proverbs 17:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 17

1  Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked

What do the individual words in Proverbs 17:6 mean?

[are] the crown of old men of Children children and the glory of children [is] their father
עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם

עֲטֶ֣רֶת  [are]  the  crown 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֲטָרָה  
Sense: crown, wreath.
זְ֭קֵנִים  of  old  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: זָקֵן  
Sense: old.
בְּנֵ֣י  of  Children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בָנִ֑ים  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת  and  the  glory 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
בָּנִ֣ים  of  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲבוֹתָֽם  [is]  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.