Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
31The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.
Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Luke 2:10And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,
Revelation 22:5And there will be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp and the light of sun, because Lord God will illuminate them. And they will reign into the ages of the ages.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:30
29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Note, 1. God sets himself at a distance from those that set him at defiance: The wicked say to the Almighty, Depart from us, and he is, accordingly, far from them; he does not manifest himself to them, has no communion with them, will not hear them, will not help them, no, not in the time of their need. They shall be for ever banished from his presence and he will behold them afar off. Depart from me, you cursed. 2. He will draw nigh… Read the whole commentary →