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 aged men,
And the glory of children is their fathers [who live godly lives].

Proverbs 31:28


Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,

Jeremiah 50:9


“For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like an expert warrior
Who will 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 will stir up and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like an expert warrior
Who will not return empty-handed.

So are children

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of aged men,
And the glory of children is their fathers [who live godly lives].
Proverbs 31:28

Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,

General references

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Job 21:11

“They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children skip about.