Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 farre off from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Blessed is the people, that can reioyce in thee: they shall walke in the light of thy countenance, O Lord.
Proverbs 12:25Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.
Proverbs 17:22A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.
Luke 2:10Then the Angel saide vnto them, Be not afraid: for behold, I bring you glad tidings of great ioy, that shalbe to all the people,
Revelation 22:5And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore.
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 →