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# General Information:
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This passage introduces an elaborate image in which a righteous person is thought of in terms of a flourishing tree.
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# He will be like a tree ... fruit in its season
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In the Bible, people are often spoken of as trees. People who delight in Yahweh's law can do all God wants them to do just as a tree that is planted by water produces good fruit. Alternate translation: "He will be prosperous like a tree ... fruit in its season" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# planted by the streams of water
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A tree that is planted by a stream can get enough water to be healthy.
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# that produces its fruit in its season
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Healthy trees produce good fruit at the right time.
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# whose leaves do not wither
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If a tree gets enough water, its leaves do not dry out and die.
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# whatever he does will prosper
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"He will be successful at whatever he does"
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