Good for the righteous, good for his neighbor

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Good for the righteous, good for his neighbor

When it is good for a righteous person, it is also good for those around him. Or: The presence of a righteous person also benefits those around him.

("My father said: Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor! It is good for the righteous, good for his neighbor!" - Sukkah Nu b.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טוֹב לַצַּדִּיק- טוֹב לִשְׁכֵנוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

כְּשֶׁטּוֹב לְצַדִּיק טוֹב גַּם לַסּוֹבְבִים אוֹתוֹ. אוֹ: נוֹכְחוּתוֹ שֶׁל צַדִּיק מוֹעִילָה גַּם לַסּוֹבְבִים בְּקִרְבָתוֹ.

("אָמַר אַבַּיֵּי: אוֹי לָרָשָׁע אוֹי לִשְׁכֵנוֹ, טוֹב לַצַּדִּיק טוֹב לִשְׁכֵנוֹ"- סֻכָּה נוּ ע"ב)

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