Proverbs 17:6

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Proverbs 17:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

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

7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

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Genesis 50:23

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.

Job 42:16

After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Job 42:17

And so Job died, old and full of years.

Psalms 127:3

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

Psalms 127:4

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

Psalms 127:5

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

Psalms 128:3

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Psalms 128:4

In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.

Psalms 128:5

May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

Psalms 128:6

that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

Exodus 3:14

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.’”

Exodus 3:15

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.

1 Kings 11:12

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 15:4

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.