Proverbs 17:22 directly links a merry heart to physical health, just as a good report makes bones fat in the main verse.

Proverbs 25:25 compares good news to refreshing cold water, paralleling the effect of a good report in the main verse.

Proverbs 3:8 promises health and marrow to bones from wisdom, paralleling the physical benefit of good news in the main verse.

Ezra 9:8 uses 'lighten our eyes' as a gift from God—directly echoing the 'light of the eyes' that brings joy in Proverbs.

Isaiah 58:11 uses the identical phrase 'make fat thy bones' for God's blessing, directly echoing the outcome of a good report.

Luke 2:10-19 depicts angelic good news that brings great joy, a direct example of a good report making hearts rejoice.