PRO 17:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Στέφανος γερόντων τέκνα τέκνων, καύχημα δὲ τέκνων πατέρες αὐτῶν·
(Stefanos gerontōn tekna teknōn, kauⱪaʸma de teknōn pateres autōn; )

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

ULT The crown of old ones is sons of sons,
⇔ and the splendor of sons is their fathers.

UST Old people are proud of their grandchildren,
⇔ and children are proud of their parents.

BSB ⇔ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
⇔ and the glory of a son is his father.

OEB The crown of old men is children’s children,
⇔ and the glory of children is their father.

WEBBE Children’s children are the crown of old men;
⇔ the glory of children is their parents.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly,
⇔ and the glory of children is their parents.

LSV Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.

FBV Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.

T4T ⇔ Old people are usually proud of [MET] their grandchildren,
⇔ just like children are usually proud of their parents.

LEB • are[fn] and the glory of children is their fathers.

17:? Literally “sons of sons”

BBE Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS 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.

DRA 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.

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

RV Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

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

KJB-1769 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

KJB-1611 [fn]Childrens children are the crowne of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

17:6 Psal. 127. 4. and 128. 3.

Bshps Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.
(Childers children are a crown of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.)

Gnva Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.
(Childres children are the crown of the elders: and the glory of ye/you_all children are their fathers. )

Cvdl Childers children are a worshipe vnto the elders, and the fathers are the honor of the children.
(Childers children are a worship unto the elders, and the fathers are the honor of the children.)

Wycl The coroun of elde men is the sones of sones; and the glorie of sones is the fadris of hem.
(The crown of elde men is the sons of sons; and the glory of sons is the fathers of them.)

Luth Der Alten Krone sind Kindeskinder, und der Kinder Ehre sind ihre Väter.
(The Alten crown are Kindeskinder, and the/of_the children Ehre are their/her Väter.)

ClVg Corona senum filii filiorum, et gloria filiorum patres eorum.[fn]
(Corona senum children of_children, and glory of_children patres their. )

17.6 Corona senum, etc. Senes, patriarchæ, prophetæ, qui a filiis filiorum, id est successoribus apostolorum, divina laude celebrantur: et gloria est prædicatorum Novi Testamenti, qui veterum patrum filii esse meruerunt.

17.6 Corona senum, etc. Senes, patriarchæ, prophetæ, who from childrens of_children, id it_is successoribus apostolorum, divina laude celebrantur: and glory it_is prælet_him_sayorum Novi Testamenti, who veterum patrum children esse meruerunt.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֲטֶ֣רֶת

crown

Here Solomon speaks of honor as if it were a crown upon the heads of old ones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. See how you translated a similar use of crown in 4:9. Alternate translation: “The honor of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים

crown aged sons_of children

The crown of old ones could refer to: (1) the honor or pride that old ones feel for their sons of sons. Alternate translation: “The honor that old ones feel is for their sons of sons” (2) the honor that old ones receive from others because they have sons of sons. Alternate translation: “Old ones are honored because of their sons of sons” or “Sons of sons cause others to honor old ones”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים & בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽ⁠ם

sons_of children & sons fathers,their

Although sons and fathers are masculine, here Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “are children of children … children is their parents”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽ⁠ם

and,glory sons fathers,their

Since the word translated as splendor is parallel to crown in the previous clause, here the splendor of sons refers to the honor or pride that sons feel for their fathers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and the honor that sons feel is for their fathers”

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