Proverbs 15:30
If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and when people hear good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
31If people pay attention when people correct/warn them, they will become wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Yahweh, happy are the people who worship you with joyful shouts, who live knowing that you are always watching over them.
Proverbs 12:25When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
Proverbs 17:22Being cheerful is like swallowing good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy all the time will ◄drain away your energy/cause you to become weak► [MTY].
Ecclesiastes 11:7It is very delightful to be alive and see [MTY] the sun rise every morning.
Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! I have come to tell you good news, which will make you very happy! This message is for everyone to hear.
Revelation 22:5There will never again be night. God’s servants will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine his light upon them. And they will rule forever.
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 →