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 stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.
So are children
Proverbs 17:6
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
General references
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Job 21:11
They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance.