Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat.
Updated King James Version
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 far from the wicked: but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance.
Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.
Proverbs 17:22A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Luke 2:10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Revelation 22:5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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 →