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Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

3Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
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The full quiver pictures the joy of children who grow into allies, with family strength tested at the gate where public disputes were heard.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 128:3Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.Both psalms celebrate children within a household, using a full quiver and olive shoots to picture the blessing.
Matthew 16:18I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.Both passages mention gates and opposition, though the psalm describes a family’s enemies and Matthew names the gates of Hades.
Proverbs 27:11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.Both connect a parent’s happiness with children whose presence or wisdom helps when answering an opponent.
Job 5:4His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,Both passages connect children with conflict at the gate, but portray opposite outcomes: confidence in the psalm and devastation in Job.
Job 42:12–16So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a …Both describe household blessing, though the psalm celebrates children and this verse from Job names abundant livestock.
Genesis 50:23Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.Children connect these family portraits: the psalm pictures a full quiver, while Genesis describes Joseph living to see several generations.
Where this verse fits

Parenting. gratitude. aging.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank a family member who stood beside you

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Encouragement

The happiness pictured here includes support when enemies speak against a family. The surrounding lines name the source of that strength: children are a heritage from YHWH.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).