Proverbs 15:30
Good News Translation
Smiling faces make you happy, and good news makes you feel better.

New Revised Standard Version
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body.

Contemporary English Version
A friendly smile makes you happy, and good news makes you feel strong.

New American Bible
A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.

light

Proverbs 13:9 The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Ezra 9:8 And now as a little, and for a moment has our prayer been made before the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and give us a pin in his holy place, and that our God would enlighten our eyes, and would give us a little life in our bondage.

Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.

Revelation 21:23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

Revelation 22:5 And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten then. And they shall reign for ever and ever.

a good

Proverbs 17:22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

Proverbs 25:25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

Psalm 89:15 Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

Luke 2:10-19 And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people: . . .

the bones

Proverbs 3:8 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;

Isaiah 58:11 And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.

Context
A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
29The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just. 30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.31The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.…
Cross References
Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.

Proverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.

Proverbs 25:25
As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

Proverbs 15:29
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