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Proverbs 15:30
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Bright eyes gladden the heart;A good report puts fat on the bones.
Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.
The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart, & a good name feedeth the bones.
That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,And a good report makes the bones healthy. [fn]
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, a good report makes the bones fat.
A smile makes people happy. Good news makes them feel better.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
Like as ye clearnesse of ye eyes reioyseth ye herte, so doth a good name fede ye bones.
A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you feel fit as a fiddle.
The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others, And good news puts fat on the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings make the bones fat.
The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.
A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.
A friendly smile makes you happy, and good news makes you feel strong.
A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart, and good news invigorates the bones.
The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good heart makes the bones fat.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.
The light of the eyes makes the heart glad. Good news puts fat on the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and good tidings make the bones fat.
The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body.
The sparkling of bright eyes, rejoiceth the heart, Good news, giveth marrow to the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.
From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.
Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news refreshes the bones.
Good news makes you feel better. Your happiness will show in your eyes.
Smiling faces make you happy, and good news makes you feel better.
Bright eyes cheer the heart; good news strengthens the bones.
The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
light: Proverbs 13:9, Ezra 9:8, Ecclesiastes 11:7, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:5
a good: Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 25:25, Psalms 89:15, Luke 2:10-19
the bones: Proverbs 3:8, Isaiah 58:11
Reciprocal: Proverbs 28:25 - made Ecclesiastes 7:1 - name
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart,.... Not so much the visive power, the faculty of seeing, a strong and clear eyesight; though this is a great mercy, and from the Lord, and to be prized, and does give joy of heart; but rather the objects seen by the light of the eyes, as Jarchi; as green gardens, flowing rivers, pleasant meadows, rising hills, lowly vales, herbs, plants, trees, birds, beasts, and creatures of every kind; nor is the eye ever satisfied with seeing; especially light itself beheld rejoiceth the heart, and particularly that grand luminary and fountain of light, the sun. "Light is sweet", says the wise man, Ecclesiastes 11:7, "and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun", which is a proper comment on this text: and much more pleasant and delightful, cheering and rejoicing, must be the spiritual light of the eyes of the understanding, when opened by the Spirit of God at conversion; it is marvellous light souls are then called into, and wonderful things do they then behold, which rejoice their hearts; as Christ the sun of righteousness himself, the light of the world, the glories of his person and office, the fulness of grace that is in him, pardon of sin by his blood, justification by his righteousness, and free and full salvation through him for the worst and chief of sinners: in the light which is thrown into them they see light; the light of God's countenance, his face and favour, which put gladness into them; the light of the divine word, and the precious truths of it; yea, the light, joy, and happiness of the world to come, in the hope of which their hearts rejoice. Jarchi mystically interprets this of the light of the eyes in the law; but it is much better to understand it of the light of the eyes in the Gospel, and the mysteries of it;
[and] a good report maketh the bones fat; or "a good hearing" w; not the sense of hearing, or a quick exercise of that, though a very great blessing; but things heard. Some understand this of a good or "fame" x, which is sometimes the sense of the phrase; either a good report which a man hears of himself, which makes his spirit cheerful; and this affects his body and the juices of it, which fill his bones with marrow, and cover them with fatness; or which he hears of his friends, and is pleasing to him, as it was to the Apostle John that Demetrius had a good report of all men, 3 John 1:12. But rather this is to be understood of the good news, or good hearing, from a far country, as the same phrase is rendered in Proverbs 25:25; and here in the Arabic version is so translated, even the Gospel, which is a report; see
Isaiah 53:1; a report concerning God, the perfections of his nature, the purposes of his heart, the covenant of his grace, his love, grace, and mercy towards men in Christ Jesus; a "report" concerning Christ, concerning his person and offices, concerning his incarnation, obedience, sufferings, and death; concerning his resurrection, ascension, sitting at the right hand of God, intercession for his people, and second coming to judgment; and concerning salvation, peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal life by him; a report concerning the good land, the heavenly Canaan, and the glories of it, the way unto it, and the persons that shall possess it: and this is a "good" report; it is good tidings of good things, a report of good things laid up in covenant, which are come by Christ the great High Priest, which saints are interested in, and shall partake of here and hereafter; it is a true report, and to be believed, since it is made by God himself, by Jesus Christ the faithful witness, and by the apostles of Christ, who were eye and ear witnesses of the things they reported; and such a report being heard, received, and embraced, greatly contributes to the spiritual health and prosperity of the children of God, it makes them fat and flourishing; such pleasant words are as the honeycomb, sweet to the soul, make glad the heart, and are marrow and health to the bones; see Proverbs 3:8.
w שמועה טובה "auditus bona", Vatablus; "auditio bona", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius. x "Fama bona", V. L. Tigurine version, Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The light of the eyes - The brightness which shines in the eyes of one whose heart and face are alike full of joy. Such a look acts with a healing and quickening power. Compare Proverbs 16:15.
A good report - i. e., Good news.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 15:30. The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart — Nature and art are continually placing before our view a multitude of the most resplendent images, each of which is calculated to give pleasure. The man who has a correct judgment, and an accurate eye, may not only amuse, but instruct himself endlessly, by the beauties of nature and art.
