Avodah Zarah 19A

אברהם אבינו, שלא הלך בעצת אנשי דור הפלגה, שרשעים היו, שנאמר: ״הבה נבנה לנו עיר״, ״ובדרך חטאים לא עמד״⁠ — שלא עמד בעמידת סדום, שחטאים היו, שנאמר: ״ואנשי סדם רעים וחטאים לה׳ מאד״.

is referring to our forefather Abraham, who did not walk in the counsel of the members of the Generation of the Dispersion, who were wicked, as it is stated that they said to each other: “Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven” (Genesis 11:4), a project with a wicked aim. “Nor stood in the way of sinners” (Psalms 1:1); this too is referring to Abraham, who did not join in the stand of the residents of Sodom, who were sinners, as it is stated: “Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against YHWH exceedingly” (Genesis 13:13).

״ובמושב לצים לא ישב״⁠ — שלא ישב במושב אנשי פלשתים, מפני שלצנים היו, שנאמר: ״ויהי כטוב לבם ויאמרו קראו לשמשון וישחק לנו״.

“Nor sat in the seat of the scornful” (Psalms 1:1); this means that Abraham did not sit in the seat of the Philistines, because they were scorners who engaged in jest and buffoonery. As it is stated with regard to the Philistines in a later period: “And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said: Call for Samson, that he may make us sport” (Judges 16:25).

״אשרי איש ירא את ה׳״, אשרי איש ולא אשרי אשה? אמר רב עמרם אמר רב: אשרי מי שעושה תשובה כשהוא ״איש״. רבי יהושע בן לוי אמר: אשרי מי שמתגבר על יצרו ״כאיש״.

The Talmud cites an interpretation of a similar verse: “Happy is the man that fears YHWH, that delights greatly in His mitzvot” (Psalms 112:1). The Talmud asks: Is that to say happy is the man, but not happy is the woman? Why is it necessary for the verse to emphasize that it is speaking of a man? Rav Amram says that Rav says: The verse applies to both men and women and is teaching: Happy is one who repents when he is still a man, i.e., before he becomes elderly and his strength dwindles. R' Yehoshua ben Levi says: Happy is one who triumphs over his evil inclination like a man, i.e., with strength and vigor.