Psalm 127:4

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

Psalm 120:4

Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning coals of the broom tree.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:

Jeremiah 50:9

“For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon
A horde of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like an expert warrior
Who does not return empty-handed.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Arrows

So are children

General references

Bible References

Arrows

Jeremiah 50:9
“For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon
A horde of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like an expert warrior
Who does not return empty-handed.

So are children

Proverbs 17:6
Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Job 21:11
“They send forth their little ones like the flock,
And their children skip about.