Proverbs 15:30
[What is pleasant to] the light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: a good report giveth marrow to the bones.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29The Lord is far from the wicked; but the prayer of the righteous doth he hear.
31The ear that heareth the admonition of life will ever abide in the midst of the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15(89:16) Happy is the people that know the cornet's sound: O Lord, in the light of thy countenance will they ever walk firmly.
Proverbs 12:25If there be care in the heart of man, let him suppress it; and a good word will change it into joy.
Proverbs 17:22A merry heart causeth a healthy appearance of the countenance, but a depressed spirit drieth up the bones.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun;
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 →