Proverbs 15:30
The ohr (light) of the eynayim rejoiceth the lev, 1 and a good report giveth health to the etzem. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29Hashem is far from the resha'im, 1 but He heareth the tefillah of the tzaddikim. 1
31The ozen that heareth the tokhakhat chayyim (reproof of life) 1 lodgeth among chachamim. 1
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Tzedek and mishpat are the foundation of Thy kisse; 1 chesed and emes shall go before Thy face. 1
Proverbs 12:25Anxiety in the lev ish causeth depression, 1 but a davar tov cheers it up. 1
Proverbs 17:22A lev same'ach doeth tov like a medicine, 1 but a downcast ruach drieth up the bones. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the ohr is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eynayim to behold the shemesh;
Luke 2:10And the malach said to them, Do not have pachad (fear, terror); for hinei I announce Besuras HaGeulah to you of great simcha (joy) which will be for kol Am Berit (all the People of the Covenant);
Revelation 22:5And there shall no longer be Lailah, and they have no need of the ohr (light) of a menorah and the ohr (light) of the shemesh (sun), because Hashem Adonoi will give forth ohr (light) on them, and they shall reign l'Olemei Olamim. + 22:5 Isa 60:19; Dan 7:27
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 →