Proverbs 15:30
מְֽאוֹר ־ עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח ־ לֵב שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן ־ עָֽצֶם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29רָחוֹק יְהוָה מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָֽע ׃
31אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִֽין ׃
Cross References
Psalms 89:15צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְֽקַדְּמוּ פָנֶֽיךָ ׃
Proverbs 12:25דְּאָגָה בְלֶב ־ אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה ׃
Proverbs 17:22לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ ־ גָּֽרֶם ׃
Ecclesiastes 11:7וּמָתוֹק הָאוֹר וְטוֹב לַֽעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת אֶת ־ הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
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 →