John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9889 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9889 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Psalm xcii. 12. [text] |
| Note 1. Like a palm-tree, and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus.—Ibid. [back] |