Commentary for Avodah Zarah 38:7
וכל אשר יעשה יצליח א"ר יהושע בן לוי דבר זה כתוב בתורה ושנוי בנביאים ומשולש בכתובים כל העוסק בתורה נכסיו מצליחין לו כתוב בתורה דכתיב (דברים כט, ח) ושמרתם את דברי הברית הזאת ועשיתם אותם למען תשכילו את כל אשר תעשון
“And whatever he does shall prosper” (Psalms 1:3). R. Joshua b. Levi said: This matter is written in the Torah, repeated in the Prophets and mentioned a third time in the Writings: Whoever occupies himself with the Torah, his possessions shall prosper. It is written in the Torah, for it says, “You shall observe the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may make all that you do prosper” (Deuteronomy 29:8).
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
It is repeated in the Prophets, for it is written, “This book of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate upon it day and night, that you observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your ways prosperous, and then you shall have good success” (Joshua 1:8).
It is mentioned a third time in the Writings, for it is written, “But his delight is in the Torah of the Lord, and in His Torah he meditates day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does he shall prosper” (Psalms 1:2-3).
Joshua b. Levi emphasizes here how often we find the connection between the study of Torah and financial prosperity in the Bible.
It is mentioned a third time in the Writings, for it is written, “But his delight is in the Torah of the Lord, and in His Torah he meditates day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does he shall prosper” (Psalms 1:2-3).
Joshua b. Levi emphasizes here how often we find the connection between the study of Torah and financial prosperity in the Bible.
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