Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
In Context
29Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
31An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
Cross References
Psalms 89:15O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.
Proverbs 12:25Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
Proverbs 17:22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Sweet also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
Luke 2:10And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people —
Revelation 22:5and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign — to the ages of the ages.
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 →