Proverbs 17:6
"Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers."
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- Psalms 127:3
"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 16:31
"The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 13:22
"A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 128:3
"Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 3:14
"And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 50:23
"And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 15:4
"Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:"
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 11:12
"Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son."
Read in chapter → - Job 42:16
"After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations."
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