Psalm 127:4

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one’s youth.

Psalm 120:4

A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal!

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.

Proverbs 31:28

Her sons rise up and call her blessed.
Her husband also praises her:

Jeremiah 50:9

For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon
an assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will line up in battle formation against her;
from there she will be captured.
Their arrows will be like those of a skilled 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 I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon
an assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will line up in battle formation against her;
from there she will be captured.
Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior
who does not return empty-handed.

So are children

Proverbs 17:6
Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.
Proverbs 31:28
Her sons rise up and call her blessed.
Her husband also praises her:

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
Job 21:11
They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

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