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Bible Verses About Grandparents: 14

Bible verses about grandparents: 14 Scriptures on elder honor, children's children, and faith passed across generations.

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Published September 30, 20265 min readProverbs 17:6 (NIV)

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"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."

— Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about grandparents want Scripture for elder honor, multi-generational faith, and legacy to children's children — not only a general family list or the parents and children pages. This page is a numbered list of fourteen passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about family, Bible verses about parents, Bible verses about children, and Love and family. Grandparents here means grandmother and grandfather wisdom, rising before the aged, and faith that reaches children's children — distinct from the parents list and the household-roles focus of the family list.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, "aged / elder" is often זָקֵן zāqēn (Strong's H2205; Bible Hub H2205) — old, aged, elder. "Son / child" is בֵּן bēn (Strong's H1121; Bible Hub H1121); "children's children" is the idiomatic next generation after the son. Scripture treats grandparents as crown-bearers and story-keepers: honor the gray head, bless the next generation, and refuse to let faith stop at one household.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 17 presses that children's children are a crown to the aged — family honor runs both ways across generations (Bible Hub commentaries on Proverbs 17:6; Bible Hub MHC Proverbs 17; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17). On Psalm 103 he marks the Lord's righteousness toward children's children when the covenant is kept — mercy that outlives one lifetime (Bible Hub commentaries on Psalms 103:17; Bible Hub MHC Psalms 103; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Psalm 103).

14 Bible verses about grandparents

  1. Proverbs 17:6. "Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children." Grandchildren crown gray years; honor runs both directions. See Bible verses about family.

  2. Psalm 103:17. "But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children—" Covenant love is meant to reach past one generation.

  3. Genesis 48:11. "Israel said to Joseph, 'I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.'" A grandfather's unexpected joy is seeing the next generation.

  4. Leviticus 19:32. "Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord." Elder honor is worship-shaped respect, not nostalgia only.

  5. Job 12:12. "Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?" Years can store understanding the young still need. See Bible verses about wisdom.

  6. Ruth 4:16. "Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him." A grandmother's arms are part of the story — care, not only a name in a genealogy. See Bible verses about family.

  7. Isaiah 46:4. "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you." God carries grandparents — He does not discard them.

  8. Psalm 71:18. "Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come." Old age still has a declaring job.

  9. Genesis 50:23. "and [Joseph] saw the third generation of Ephraim's children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph's knees." Scripture notices the third generation as a blessing.

  10. Psalm 78:4. "We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done." Grandparents tell what God has done so the next generation does not have to guess. See Bible verses about children.

  11. Psalm 145:4. "One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts." Grandparent faith is commendation — telling works forward.

  12. Exodus 10:2. "that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord." Passover memory is meant for grandchildren too.

  13. Deuteronomy 6:2. "so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life." Fear of the Lord is a three-generation aim. See Bible verses about parents.

  14. 2 Timothy 1:5. "I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also." A grandmother's sincere faith can still live in a grandchild. See Bible verses about children.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse for a birthday card, a nursing-home visit, a Thanksgiving prayer, or a text that honors gray hair — not fourteen. If you need the crown-of-grandchildren line, start with Proverbs 17:6. If you need elder respect, start with Leviticus 19:32. If you need faith that traveled three generations, start with 2 Timothy 1:5. For household roles more broadly, see Bible verses about family and Love and family. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about grandparents?

Proverbs 17:6 (children's children as a crown), Leviticus 19:32 (stand before the aged), and 2 Timothy 1:5 (Lois's sincere faith) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about grandparents differ from parents or children verses?

Parents and children pages focus household duty and training; grandparents covers elder honor, gray-hair wisdom, and faith that reaches children's children. Cross-link Bible verses about parents and Bible verses about children.

What Bible verse honors a grandmother's faith?

2 Timothy 1:5 names Lois's sincere faith living on in Timothy. Pair with Psalm 71:18 for declaring God's power to the next generation.

Does the Bible talk about grandchildren directly?

Yes. "Children's children" appears in Proverbs 17:6, Psalm 103:17, and related legacy texts; Exodus 10:2 and Deuteronomy 6:2 aim memory and fear of the Lord at grandchildren too.

Where can I read more about family and multi-generational faith?

Start with Bible verses about family, then Love and family and Bible verses about parents.

Sources

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