Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 15:30
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Proverbs15:30
30 The light of the Eyes rejoiceth the heart : and a good report maketh the bones fat .
The light which we see with our Eyes, and by the help of which we see many other pleasant Objects is a great comfort and refreshment. Compare Eccles. 11. 7. Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the Sun: which is a good Comment upon this place.
Either 1. Glad tidings. Or rather 2. A Good-Name, which is a more lasting thing, and makes deeper impression.
Not only cheareth a man for the present, but gives him such solid and stable comfort as doth both revive his soul, and give Health and Vigour to his body. So he compares two Senses together, Seeing and Hearing, with respect to their several Objects, and prefers the latter before the former.
Marginal references: Or, goodness▪ as Ch. 25. 25.
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