The Righteous flourish, bear fruit and regenerate

Hi,

"Rabbi Chiyya bar Lulayni taught: What is the meaning of the verse (Psalms 92), 'A righteous person will flower like a date tree, he will grow tall like a cedar of Lebanon?' If he is comparable to a date tree, why introduce a cedar? If he is comparable to a cedar, why introduce a date tree?

"Had the verse only mentioned a cedar tree, I would have said that just as a cedar does not produce edible fruit, so a righteous person does not necessarily produce edible fruit, just as a cedar does not produce edible fruit. Therefore, the date tree is mentioned.

"Had the verse only mentioned a date tree, I would have said that a righteous person does not regrow after he falls, just as a date tree does not regenerate after it is chopped back. Therefore, the cedar is mentioned."

(Talmud, Bava Batra 80b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai