King James Version
Proverbs 15:30 in the King James Version says “The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”
Proverbs 15:30 · KJV
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. instruction: or, correction heareth: or, obeyeth getteth: Heb. possesseth an heart
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“The light”
H3974properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e., (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.,cheerfulness; specifically, a chandeli
“of the eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“rejoiceth”
H8055probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
“the heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“and a good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“fat”
H1878to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
“the bones”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
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