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Proverbs 15

Prov. 15:30 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The light
ma'owr (Hebrew #3974)
also (in plural) feminine mpowrah {meh-o-raw'}; or morah {meh-o-raw'}; from 215; properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element): figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier
KJV usage: bright, light.
Pronounce: maw-ore'
Origin: or maor {maw-ore'}
of the eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
rejoiceth
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
the heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
: and a good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
report
shmuw`ah (Hebrew #8052)
something heard, i.e. an announcement
KJV usage: bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
Pronounce: sehm-oo-aw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 8074
maketh
dashen (Hebrew #1878)
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively (from 1880) to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
KJV usage: accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.
Pronounce: daw-shane'
Origin: a primitive root
the bones
`etsem (Hebrew #6106)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
KJV usage: body, bone, X life, (self-)same, strength, X very.
Pronounce: eh'tsem
Origin: from 6105
fat
dashen (Hebrew #1878)
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively (from 1880) to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
KJV usage: accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.
Pronounce: daw-shane'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ministry on This Verse

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light.
Prov. 13:9• 9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. (Prov. 13:9)
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Ezra 9:8• 8And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. (Ezra 9:8)
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Eccl. 11:7• 7Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun; (Eccl. 11:7)
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Rev. 21:23• 23And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. (Rev. 21:23)
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Rev. 22:5• 5And night shall not be any more, and no need of a lamp, and light of the sun; for the Lord God shall shine upon them, and they shall reign to the ages of ages. (Rev. 22:5)
a good.
Prov. 17:22• 22A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. (Prov. 17:22)
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Prov. 25:25• 25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. (Prov. 25:25)
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Psa. 89:15• 15Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance. (Psa. 89:15)
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Luke 2:10‑19• 10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
 11for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.
 12And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.
 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
 14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.
 15And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.
 16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;
 17and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.
 18And all who heard it wondered at the things said to them by the shepherds.
 19But Mary kept all these things in her mind, pondering them in her heart. (Luke 2:10‑19)
the bones.
Prov. 3:8• 8it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones. (Prov. 3:8)
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Isa. 58:11• 11and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:11)
• When He is trusted, and His work apprehended, it does indeed rejoice the heart, “making the bones fat.” See the jailer of Philippi (Acts 16:29-34). (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.