Proverbs 17:6

Hebrew
ESV
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
NIV
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
NLT
Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
LXX
στέφανος γερόντων τέκνα τέκνων καύχημα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τέκνων πατέρες αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
πιστοῦ ὅλος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κόσμος τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀπίστου οὐδὲ ὀβολός
KJV
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Proverbs 17:5 ← Proverbs 17:6 → Proverbs 17:7

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