Proverbs 17:6

“Children’s children [are] the crown of old men, etc.] Ancient parents. Grandfathers with the Jews are called old men, as Buxtorff486 observes. A numerous progeny was reckoned a great blessing to a man; to have his table surrounded with children, as olive plants; to be encircled with a large family was a crown of gloryf487; and to live to see children’s children, a large number of grandchildren, was still a greater glory; and especially, as Jarchi observes, when these children, or children’s children, were walking in a good way, in the good ways of religion and godliness, they trained them up in. Christ is the Ancient of days, the everlasting Father; and it is his glory, as Mediator, to see…”

“Prolonged posterity is a blessing, its cutting off a curse (Pro 13:22; Psa 109:13-15), hence children may glory in virtuous ancestry.”

“The reciprocity of good in sustained family relationships. A long line of children’s children is the glory of old age, a long line of ancestors the glory of their descendants. return to 'Top of Page'”

“17:6 Only those who have been blessed with a long life live to become grandparents, and the continuation of the family line is a sign of God’s blessing (see Gen 12:1-3). • parents: Literally fathers. This proverb applies to both fathers and mothers.”

“Children's: Gen 50:23; Job 42:16, Job 42:17; Psa 127:3-5, Psa 128:3-6 and the: Exo 3:14, Exo 3:15; Kg1 11:12, Kg1 15:4 Proverbs 17:7”

“With this verse this series of proverbs closes as it began: A diadem of the old are children's children, And the glory of children are their parents. Children are a blessing from God (Ps 127-128); thus, a family circle consisting of children and grandchildren (including great-grandchildren) is as a crown of glory surrounding the grey-haired patriarch; and again, children have glory and honour in their parents, for to have a man of an honoured name, or of a blessed memory, as a father, is the most effective commendation, and has for the son, even though he is unlike his father, always important and beneficial consequences. In 6b a fact of experience is expressed, from which has proceeded the…”