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The crownעֲטֶרֶתof the oldזְקֵנִיםare the sonsבְּנֵיof their sons,בָנִיםand the beautyוְתִפְאֶרֶתof sonsבָּנִיםare their fathers.אֲבוֹתָם
Proverbs 17:6
Study it in the app“The crown of the old are the sons of their sons, and the beauty of sons are their fathers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:6, word by word
- The crownעֲטֶרֶתateret
crown
A crown: a ring of precious metal worn by a king; also an image of honor.
Where else “ateret” appears- of the oldזְקֵנִיםzekenim
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zekenim” appears- are the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- and the beautyתִפְאֶרֶתtiferet
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tiferet” appears- are their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avota” appears
The context
5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 · This verse (above)
7A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, how much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.