105 Bible verses about Happiness

You should never doubt God's infinite goodness. Trust completely in His love and care, even when things get tough. In those moments, you can find refuge in Him and His protection.

Some folks picture God as sad, angry, or indifferent, but the truth is, He is majestic and overflowing with joy. His happiness doesn't depend on anything or anyone, and He's the only one who can truly give it to us.

Your happiness comes from God. Let's face it, there will always be reasons to cry, suffer, and feel discouraged. Yet, He's promised to be with us always, to the very end. As Jesus said, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).

Happiness in God isn't just a feeling; it's about being accepted by Him, having a clean heart, and being free in His presence. Let's celebrate that amazing truth!

For you shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness; for the mountains and the hills shall exalt to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches.

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exalt and rejoice in it.

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in His law will he meditate day and night.And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

For anger is in His wrath, but life in His favor; weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy comes in the morning.

And these things we write to you that our joy may be fulfilled.

You have put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their grain and wine and oil.

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, and we have hoped in His holy name.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with joy with Your countenance: at Your right hand there are delights forever.

But let all that trust in You be glad in You: they shall rejoice forever, and You shall dwell among them; and all that love Your name shall rejoice in You.

The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may abide in you, and that your joy may be full.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Consume them, and Your word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart. For Your name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.

The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in Him, and I am helped; my flesh has revived, and willingly will I give praise to Him.

Rejoice, O daughter of Zion; cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; rejoice and delight yourself with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.The Lord has taken away your iniquities, He has ransomed you from the hand of your enemies: the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of you: you shall not see evil any more.

You have turned my mourning into joy for me; You have removed my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness;

A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; praise becomes the upright.

Draw near to Him, and be enlightened; and your faces shall by no means be ashamed.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who hopes in Him.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall grant you the desires of your heart.

I desired to do Your will, O my God, and Your law in the midst of my heart.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation; establish me with Your directing Spirit.

But let the righteous rejoice; let them exalt before God: let them be delighted with joy.

For the Lord loves mercy and truth; God will give grace and glory; the Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.

We have been satisfied in the morning with Your mercy; and we did exalt and rejoice;

For You, O Lord, have made me glad with Your work; and in the operations of Your hands will I rejoice.

Your mercy, O Lord, has helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, Your consolation has soothed my soul.

Light has sprung up for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of His holiness.

A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with exaltation.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His praises;who forgives all your transgressions, who heals all your diseases;who redeems your life from corruption; who crowns you with mercy and compassion;who satisfies your desire with good things; so that your youth shall be renewed like that of the eagle.

Alleluia. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord; he will delight greatly in His commandments.

Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exaltation; then would they say among the Gentiles, The Lord has done great things among them.The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful.

A Song of Degrees. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in His ways.You shall eat the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it shall be well with you.

Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, but blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.

Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.

Joy rests long with the righteous, but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil, but they that love peace shall rejoice.

The righteous always have light, but the light of the ungodly is quenched. (13:9A) Crafty souls go astray in sins, but just men have pity, and are merciful.

Grief mingles not with mirth, and joy in the end comes to grief.

When the heart rejoices, the countenance is cheerful, but when it is in sorrow, the countenance is sad.

The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things, but the good are always quiet.

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

He who is skillful in business finds good, but he that trusts in God is most blessed.

A glad heart promotes health, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment, but a holy man is abominable with evildoers.

Blessed is the man who religiously fears always, but the hard of heart shall fall into mischief.

There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation, but he that observes the law is blessed.

For God has given wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight, but He has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that He may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and grasping for the wind.

I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.Also, every man who shall eat and drink, and see good in all his labor, this is a gift of God.

Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given to him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God troubles him in the joy of his heart.

Go, eat your bread with mirth, and drink your wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favorably accepted your works.

Behold, my God is my Savior; I will trust in Him, and not be afraid; for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and has become my salvation.Therefore draw water with joy out of the wells of salvation.

and shall return, and come to Zion with joy, and everlasting joy shall be over their head; for on their head shall be praise and exaltation, and joy shall take possession of them; sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away.

For by the help of the Lord they shall return, and come to Zion with joy and everlasting exaltation, for praise and joy shall come upon their head; pain, grief, and groaning have fled away.

that there should be given to them that mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness; and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.

But they shall find in her joy and exaltation; for behold, I make Jerusalem a rejoicing, and My people a joy.And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and will be glad in My people; and there shall no more be heard in her the voice of weeping, or the voice of crying.

Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.

The Lord your God is in you; the Mighty One shall save you: He shall bring joy upon you, and shall refresh you with His love; and He shall rejoice over you with delight as in a day of feasting.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

And behold, they were carrying a paralytic to Him lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child; your sins are forgiven you."

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to report to His disciples.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names have been written in heaven."

I say to you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting than over ninety-nine righteous who need no repentance.

Just so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be grieved, but your grief will be turned into joy.

Therefore you also now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me full of joy in Your presence."

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.And not only that, but we also rejoice in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance;

rejoicing in hope, enduring in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Great is my confidence toward you, great is my boasting concerning you. I have been filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

always in every prayer of mine in behalf of you all, with joy,

fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, intending the same purpose,

But even if I am being poured upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice; yea, and I rejoice with you all.For the same reason you also rejoice and rejoice together with me.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome, but for you it is safe.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

being strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, in that you received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Rejoice always!

longing to see you, having recalled your tears, that I may be filled with joy,

looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Does anyone among you suffer misfortune? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.

Whom not having seen, you love, in whom now not seeing, but believing, you rejoice with inexpressible joy and glorified,

but inasmuch as you partake in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, in order that also at the unveiling of His glory, you may rejoice with great happiness.

Be glad in the Lord, and exalt, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart!

Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

A great snare is spread for a sinner, but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.

A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

The multitude of the people which you have brought down in your joy, they shall even rejoice before you as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,giving thanks always concerning all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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