Proverbs 17:6
ContextNETBible | Grandchildren 1 are like 2 a crown 3 to the elderly, and the glory 4 of children is their parents. 5 |
XREF | Ge 50:23; Ex 3:14,15; 1Ki 11:12; 1Ki 15:4; Job 42:16,17; Ps 127:3-5; Ps 128:3-6 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “children of children [sons of sons].” 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. 3 sn The metaphor signifies that grandchildren are like a crown, that is, they are the “crowning glory” of life. The proverb comes from a culture that places great importance on the family in society and that values its heritage. 4 tn The noun תִּפְאָרָת (tif’arat) means “beauty; glory” (BDB 802 s.v.). In this passage “glory” seems to be identified with “glorying; boasting”; so a rendering that children are proud of their parents would be in order. Thus, “glory of children” would be a subjective genitive, the glorying that children do.” 5 tc The LXX has inserted: “To the faithful belongs the whole world of wealth, but to the unfaithful not an obulus.” It was apparently some popular sentiment at the time. tn Heb “their fathers.” |