The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 11:30 NIV
“The fruit of the righteous – that is to say [a person’s] life –
is not a thing fastened upon him, but it grows out of him….
Look to it more and more that your religion is real, true, natural, vital –
not artificial, constrained, superficial, a thing of times, days, places.”
C. H. Spurgeon
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The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18 NIV
“This is not the feeble light of a candle,
nor the momentary blaze of the meteor,
but the grand illumination of heaven.”
Charles Bridges
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Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
Proverbs 9:9 NIV
“Literally give to the wise, and he will be wise.
Whatever you give to such, they reap profit from it.
They are like the bee, they extract honey from every flower.”
Adam Clarke