ESV Reformation Study Bible – Pr 17:6
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Pr 17:6

17:6 Grandchildren. The natural desire of all parents to have grandchildren was intensified in Israel, where the full blessings of the covenant, which lay in the future, were to be possessed by one’s descendants (Ps. 127:3; 128:1–6).

glory of children is their fathers. See Ex. 20:12. The parents are the guardians and most influential teachers of divine truth to their children.