Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes makes the heart glad, || A good report makes the bone fat.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29YHWH [is] far from the wicked, || And He hears the prayer of the righteous.
31An ear that is hearing the reproof of life || Lodges among the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15O the blessedness of the people knowing the shout, || O YHWH, they habitually walk in the light of Your face.
Proverbs 12:25Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, || And a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 17:22A rejoicing heart does good to the body, || And a struck spirit dries the bone.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Sweet also [is] the light, || And good for the eyes to see the sun.
Luke 2:10And the messenger said to them, “Do not fear, 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 [the] light of a lamp and of [the] light of [the] sun, because the LORD God gives them light, and they will reign through 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 →