Cross references
Proverbs 17:6
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of a son is his father.
Proverbs 17:6 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 127:3–5 (10 votes) and Proverbs 16:31 (8 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 50 to 1 Thessalonians 2.
Which verses does Proverbs 17:6 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Psalm 127:3–510 votes
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. …
- Proverbs 16:318 votes
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
- Proverbs 13:227 votes
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Psalm 128:3–66 votes
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD. …
- Exodus 3:14–154 votes
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—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 how I am to be remembered in every generation.
- Genesis 50:233 votes
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
- 1 Kings 11:123 votes
Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- 1 Kings 15:43 votes
Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
- Job 42:16–171 vote
After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. And so Job died, old and full of years.
Which verses point to Proverbs 17:6?
The 10 strongest of 13.