30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. …
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 30)This shows what great blessings good men are, especially those that are eminently wise, to the places where they live, and therefore how much to be valued. 1. The righteous are as trees of life ; the fruits of their piety and charity, their instructions, reproofs, examples, and prayers, their interest in heaven, and their influence upon earth, are like the fruits of that tree, precious and useful,…
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