Proverbs 15:30
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
שָׂמַח
it makes glad
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שָׂמַח
To rejoice, to be glad, to exult. Samach. This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Rejoicing in the day is an act of trust in the One who made it.
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שְׁמוּעָה
a report
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שְׁמוּעָה
Report, news, announcement. Shemuah. Who has believed our report? The Gospel is news about something that has already happened. It requires belief not effort.
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מָאוֹר
light of
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מָאוֹר
properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
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דָּשֵׁן
it fattens
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דָּשֵׁן
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
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לֵב
a heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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עַיִן
eyes
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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עֶצֶם
the bones
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עֶצֶם
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
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