PRO 15:30 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Θεωρῶν ὀφθαλμὸς καλὰ εὐφραίνει καρδίαν, φημη δὲ ἀγαθὴ πιαίνει ὀστᾶ.
(Theōrōn ofthalmos kala eufrainei kardian, faʸmaʸ de agathaʸ piainei osta. )

BrTr The eye that sees rightly rejoices the heart; and a good report fattens the bones.

ULT The luminary of the eyes gladdens the heart;
⇔ good news fattens the bone.

UST People feel happy when they see someone smile,
⇔ and people feel healthy when they hear something good.

BSB ⇔ The light of the eyes cheers the heart,
⇔ and good news nourishes the bones.

OEB Shining eyes gladden the heart,
⇔ and good news fattens the bones.

WEBBE The light of the eyes rejoices the heart.
⇔ Good news gives health to the bones.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A bright look brings joy to the heart,
⇔ and good news gives health to the body.

LSV The light of the eyes makes the heart glad,
A good report makes the bone fat.

FBV Bright eyes make you happy, and good news makes you feel good.

T4T ⇔ If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy,
⇔ and when people hear good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].

LEB • [fn] will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.[fn]

15:? Or “mind”

15:? Hebrew “bone”

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

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JPS The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.

ASV The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart;
⇔ And good tidings make the bones fat.

DRA The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.

YLT The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

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

RV The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and good tidings make the bones fat.

Wbstr The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.

KJB-1769 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

KJB-1611 The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Bshps The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart, & a good name feedeth the bones.
(The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart, and a good name feedeth the bones.)

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

Cvdl Like as ye clearnesse of ye eyes reioyseth ye herte, so doth a good name fede ye bones.
(Like as ye/you_all clearnesse of ye/you_all eyes reioyseth ye/you_all heart, so doth a good name fede ye/you_all bones.)

Wycl The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.
(The light of eyes makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.)

Luth Freundlicher Anblick erfreuet das Herz; ein gut Gerücht macht das Gebeine fett.
(Freundlicher Anblick erfreuet the heart; a good Gerücht macht the Gebeine fett.)

ClVg Lux oculorum lætificat animam; fama bona impinguat ossa.[fn]
(Lux oculorum lætificat animam; fama good impinguat ossa. )

15.30 Lux oculorum lætificat animam. Jure mentem delectat humanam, etc., usque ad sic enim magis fervet opus. Lux oculorum. Alia translatio: Videns bona oculus delectat corda bona, scilicet, Domini in terra viventium, quæ, quia in oculo mentis contemplatur, merito corde delectatur, quamvis affligatur exterius.

15.30 Lux oculorum lætificat animam. Yure mentem delectat humanam, etc., until to so because magis fervet opus. Lux oculorum. Alia translatio: Videns good oculus delectat corda bona, scilicet, Master in earth/land viventium, quæ, because in oculo mentis contemplatur, merito corde delectatur, quamvis affligatur exterius.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב & עָֽצֶם

light eyes rejoices heart & bones

The luminary, the heart, and the bone represents those things in general, not one particular luminary, heart, or bone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Luminaries of the eyes gladdens hearts … bones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם

light eyes

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that he is referring to someone seeing The luminary of the eyes. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Seeing the luminary of the eyes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם

light eyes

Here Solomon refers to a joyful facial expression as if the person’s eyes shined brightly like a luminary body, such as the Sun. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A cheerful expression”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֵ֑ב

heart

Here, heart refers to the whole person. See how you translated the same use of heart in 6:18.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה

news good

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that he is referring to someone hearing good news. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “hearing good news”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם

refreshes bones

Here Solomon refers to good news making people feel healthy as if it fattens their bones. The word bone here refers to a person’s whole body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes people to feel healthy”

Parallel PRO 15:30