Proverbs 15:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:25 : 25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
  • Eccl 11:7 : 7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
  • Isa 58:11 : 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
  • Luke 2:10-19 : 10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people: 11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased. 15 And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us. 16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food. 17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child. 18 And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep. 19 But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
  • Ezra 9:8 : 8 And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.
  • Ps 89:15 : 15 Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.
  • Prov 13:9 : 9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

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    22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

  • Prov 15:13
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    13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25 Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

  • Prov 14:30
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    30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

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    8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

  • Prov 23:15-16
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    15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Ps 19:8
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    8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15 And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

  • Prov 16:24
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    24 Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

  • Eccl 11:7
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    7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

  • Luke 11:34
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    34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 15:15-16
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    71%

    15 All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.

    16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

  • Ps 34:15
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    15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

  • Matt 6:22
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    22 The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

  • Ps 51:8
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    8 Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

  • Eccl 7:3
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    3 Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

  • Isa 32:3
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    3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

  • Prov 15:3-4
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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

    4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

  • Eccl 11:9
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    9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

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    15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

  • Prov 4:22
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    22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

  • Prov 14:13
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    13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

  • Ps 32:11
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    11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

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    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

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    15 Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

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    9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

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    7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

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    30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

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    16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

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    29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

  • Ps 4:6
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    6 There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

  • Prov 29:17-18
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    17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

    18 Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.

  • Prov 4:25
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    25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

  • Job 29:11
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    11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

  • Prov 25:25
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    25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

  • Job 8:21
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    21 The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.