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108 Bible Verses about Joy
In the Old Testament, they celebrated joy with feasts and festivals. My joy comes from discovering God's will for my life, which the Bible reveals is good, pleasing, and perfect. It's not about what's happening around me or how I'm feeling at the moment, but about finding true joy in the salvation I have in Jesus.
I want to encourage you today to let go of any sadness you're holding onto. Cast out bitterness and resentment from your heart, and let the everlasting joy of Jesus flood your soul. You'll find you have so much to smile about, and so much less to feel down about.
Think about it: everything around you was created by God for your enjoyment. So smile for Him, and let your heart overflow with love in His presence. That gray sky will soon disappear, and He’ll paint a rainbow just for you.
He’s turned my mourning into dancing; He’s filled me with joy. Sure, life isn’t always happy-go-lucky, but in God, I find peace because I trust that He’s working everything out for my good (Romans 8:28).
Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with jubilation; Come before Him with rejoicing.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
“The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will rejoice over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
I remember these things and pour out my soul within me. For I used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God, With a voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.
Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, And with my song I shall thank Him.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls,Yet I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have untied my sackcloth and encircled me with joy,
But the righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
For You, Lord, have made me joyful by what You have done, I will sing for joy over the works of Your hands.
Light is sown like seed for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.Be joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones, And praise the mention of His holy name.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”The Lord has done great things for us; We are joyful.
Blessed are the people who are so situated; Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But terror to those who practice injustice.
For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.
Furthermore, as for every person to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also given him the opportunity to enjoy them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
And the redeemed of the Lord will return And come to Zion with joyful shouting, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
And the redeemed of the Lord will return And come to Zion with joyful shouting, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
“For you will go out with joy And be led in peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, Lord God of armies.
“Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old together; For I will turn their mourning into joy And comfort them, and give them joy for their sorrow.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to report to His disciples.
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
Truly, truly I say to you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy!
But now I am coming to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
‘You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’
through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God.The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
My confidence in you is great; my boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all perseverance and patience; joyously
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word during great affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials,for a man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.Therefore, ridding yourselves of all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves.For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.But one who has looked intently at the perfect law, the law of freedom, and has continued in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer, this person will be blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.
¶But rejoice, all who take refuge in You, Sing for joy forever! And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! Lord, they walk in the light of Your face.In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
Come, let’s sing for joy to the Lord, Let’s shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.“For forty years I was disgusted with that generation, And said they are a people who err in their heart, And they do not know My ways.“Therefore I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest.”Let’s come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving, Let’s shout joyfully to Him in songs with instruments.
Those who sow in tears shall harvest with joyful shouting.One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
You will multiply the nation, You will increase their joy; They will rejoice in Your presence As with the joy of harvest, As people rejoice when they divide the spoils.
The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Shout for joy, you heavens! And rejoice, you earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.
¶I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad, And your bones will flourish like the new grass; And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, But He will be indignant toward His enemies.
“I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.
the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to the Lord of armies, For the Lord is good, For His mercy is everlasting,” as they bring a thanksgiving offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
He who has the bride is the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
Therefore, after being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they were bringing great joy to all the brothers and sisters.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, mend your ways, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of His body, which is the church.
For who is our hope, or joy or crown of pride, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Or is it not indeed you?but after we had already suffered and been treated abusively in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.For you are our glory and joy.
For what thanks can we give to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father.
For I was overjoyed when brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth.I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,