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# The righteous person will be like a tree of life
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A person who does what is right is compared to a tree that produces life as its fruit. Alternate translation: "Those who do right will bring life to themselves and others" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# tree of life
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See how you translated this in [Proverbs 3:18](../03/18.md).
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# but violence takes away lives
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"but the one who kills people is violent." Some modern translations read, "and the one who wins souls is wise," that is, a wise person will convince other people to do what is right.
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