Proverbs 15 · Verse 30

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
Proverbs 15:30, King James Version

Proverbs 15:30 in other translations

BSBThe light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
WEBThe light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
ASVThe light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings make the bones fat.
YLTThe light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
DARBYThat which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
BBEThe light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.
WebsterThe light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.

What does Proverbs 15:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. light of the eyes--(Pr 13:9). What gives light rejoiceth the heart, by relieving from anxiety as to our course; so good report--or, "doctrine" (Is 28:9; 53:1), maketh ... fat--or, "gives prosperity" (Pr 3:13-17; 9:11). The last clause is illustrated by the first.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
How delightful to the humbled soul to hear the good report of salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ!

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 15:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מְֽאוֹר\־me.'or-light ofH3974
עֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimeyesH5869
יְשַׂמַּֽח\־ye.sa.mach-it makes gladH8055
לֵ֑בLeva heartH3820
שְׁמוּעָ֥הshe.mu.'Aha reportH8052
ט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahgoodH2896
תְּדַשֶּׁן\־te.da.shen-it fattensH1878
עָֽצֶם\׃'A.tzem[the] bone[s]H6106

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 15:30

  • Luke 2:10-19

    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, …

  • Proverbs 25:25

    As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

  • Isaiah 58:11

    And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  • Revelation 22:5

    And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  • Ezra 9:8

    And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

  • Proverbs 17:22

    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:7

    Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

  • Proverbs 3:8

    It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Psalms 89:15

    Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

  • Proverbs 13:9

    The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
light.
13:9; Ezr 9:8; Ec 11:7; Re 21:23; 22:5
a good.
17:22; 25:25; Ps 89:15; Lu 2:10-19
the bones.
3:8; Isa 58:11

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Context

  • Proverbs 15:29

    The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

  • Proverbs 15:30

    The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

  • Proverbs 15:31

    The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

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Proverbs 15:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La luz de los ojos alegra el corazón; y la buena fama engorda los huesos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce qui éclaire les yeux réjouit le cœur; une bonne nouvelle engraisse les os.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Das Leuchten der Augen erfreut das Herz; eine gute Nachricht labt das Gebein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Lux oculorum lætificat animam; fama bona impinguat ossa.