Proverbs 15:30 (GNV)

Passage

The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.

Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is farre off from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.

Proverbs 15:31 The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

Proverbs 15:32 Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "eyes", "reioyceth", "heart", "good", "name", "maketh", and "bones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "The Lord is farre off from the..." into verse 31's "The eare that hearkeneth to the correction...", so "light" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.