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107 Bible verses about Smiling
Choosing to smile authentically, and even bringing a smile to someone else's face, can be a truly good thing, when the time and place are right. It's all about seeing a smile as something positive, a way to lift your own spirits and maybe even help someone else along the way.
Of course, too much of anything isn't good. There's a sweet spot between being overly serious and plastering on a fake smile. It's a balance where wisdom and joy, seriousness and a genuine smile can exist together beautifully. Everything has its time and place.
Laughter is an expression of the freedom Christ gave us through his loving sacrifice. And a heartfelt smile can be incredibly healing, especially for a hurting heart. Smiling through pain and rejoicing in your Creator – that’s what God wants for you, always.
I don't know what you're going through right now, but I want to encourage you to dry your tears, lift your head, and smile again. Because in Jesus, you have so much to be joyful about.
I've explained this to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
You have shown me the path of life, filling me with joy with your presence and the delight of living with you forever.
If you're happy inside, you'll have a cheerful face, but if you're sad, you look crushed.
We laughed so much, we sang for joy. The other nations said, “The Lord has done wonderful things for these people.”
A time of crying, and a time of laughing. A time of mourning, and a time of dancing.
The Lord's instructions are right, making people glad. The Lord's commandments are sincere, helping people see what is good.
The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust in him and he helps me. I'm so happy, and I sing my thanks to him.
For his anger only lasts a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime. You may spend the night in tears, but happiness comes with the morning.
Sarah declared, “God has made me laugh, and all those who hear about this will laugh with me.”
Always be full of joy,never stop praying,be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.
You have turned my weeping into dancing. You have taken off my clothes of sackcloth and dressed me in happiness,
The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.
The faces of those who look to him will shine with joy; they will never be downcast with shame.
Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me—
But those who are right with God are happy, and they celebrate in God's presence, full of joy.
But may everyone who comes to you be happy and glad; may those who love your salvation always say, “God is great!”
Show us every morning your trustworthy love so we may be happy, full of joy throughout our lives.
You've made me so happy, Lord, because of all you've done for me! I sing for joy at what you've done!
Come, let's sing for joy to the Lord! Let's shout in triumph to the rock of our salvation!For forty years I was disgusted with that generation, and I said, ‘They are people who are unfaithful to me in their minds, and they refuse to accept my ways.’So in my frustration I vowed, ‘They will certainly not enter my rest.’”Let's go before him with thanksgiving! Let's sing loudly to him in celebration!
Light shines on those who do good, giving joy to those who live right. Be happy in the Lord, you who do right, and thank him for his holy nature!
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!Those who weep as they go out to sow their seed will be singing in celebration when they carry the harvest home.
Happy are all those who worship the Lord, everyone who follows his ways!You will eat what your own hands have produced. You will be happy and do well.
The life of good people shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
If you pay attention to wise instruction you will do well; you'll be happy if you trust in the Lord.
To those who are good, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But to the sinner God gives the task of gathering and collecting wealth, only to hand it over to someone who pleases God. This also shows how fleeting life is, and hard to understand—like trying to understand how the wind blows.
I concluded that there's nothing better than being happy and looking for the good in life.In addition everyone should eat and drink and enjoy their work—this is God's gift to us.
So I concluded that there's nothing better than for people to enjoy their work. This is what we are meant to do. For who can bring anyone back from the dead to show them what will happen after they die?
In addition, everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions he also gives the ability to enjoy these gifts, to be grateful for what they are given, and to enjoy the work they do. This is also God's gift to us.
On a good day, be happy. When a bad day comes, stop and think. God made each day, so you don't know what will happen to you next.
So go ahead and eat your food, and enjoy it. Drink your wine with a happy heart. That's what God intends that you should do.
Look! God is my salvation! I will trust in him and I won't be afraid! For the Lord is my strength and song, and he has saved me!”With great happiness you will take water from the well of salvation.
Those the Lord has set free will return, singing as they enter Jerusalem, wearing crowns of everlasting joy. They are overcome with thankfulness and happiness; sorrow and sadness simply disappear.
Those the Lord has set free will return, singing as they enter Jerusalem, wearing crowns of everlasting joy. They are overcome with thankfulness and happiness; sorrow and sadness simply disappear.
You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees will clap their hands!
The Lord will give to everyone who mourns in Zion a crown instead of ashes on their head, the oil of happiness instead of mourning, clothes of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of integrity, planted by the Lord to reveal his glory.
Be glad, and be happy forever and ever in what I'm going to create, for I will make Jerusalem a delightful place, and its people a real joy.I will be so happy over Jerusalem; I will celebrate among my people. The sound of weeping and cries for help won't ever be heard there again.
When I received your messages, I ate them up! What you said made me really happy—I was delighted. I belong to you, Lord God Almighty!
The girls will dance in celebration; young men and old people will join in too. I will turn their sorrow into joy, and I will comfort them and change their sadness into happiness.
The Lord your God is among you as a mighty warrior who saves. He will be so happy with you. He will renew his love for you. He will celebrate over you with loud singing.
Be glad, be really glad, for you will receive a great reward in heaven—for they persecuted the prophets who came before you in just the same way.
When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.Instead, when you fast, wash your face and look smart,so that people won't see you're fasting, and your unseen Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
There they brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. When Jesus saw how they trusted him, he told the paralyzed man, “My friend, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven.”
His master said to him, ‘You've done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved yourself trustworthy over small things, so now I'm placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I'm really pleased with you!’
“How happy are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. How happy are you who are hungry now, for you will eat all you need. How happy are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh.
But don't take delight that the spirits do what you tell them—just be glad that your names are written in heaven.”
I tell you that there's more joy in heaven over a sinner that repents than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to repent.
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will turn into joy.
Yes, you're grieving now, but I will see you again; and you will rejoice, and no one can take away your joy.
Now I'm coming to you, and I say these things while I am still here in the world so they may share completely in my joy.
It's through Jesus, trusting in him, that we've gained access to this position of grace where we now stand, looking forward with happiness and confidence to sharing in God's glory.When the law was introduced, sin became even more obvious. But while sin became much more obvious, grace became even more obvious!Just as sin ruled us and brought us death, now grace rules by making us right with God, bringing us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina.
Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.
for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
May the God of hope completely fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you will overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!
I speak up very strongly for you because I am so proud of you. You are such an encouragement to me. I am so happy for you despite all our troubles.
But the Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust,gentleness, self-control—and there's no law against these kinds of things!
To sum up: my dear friends, delight in the Lord! It's not a burden for me to repeat these things to you—it's to keep you safe!
Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes in Christ Jesus.
May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
Let Christ's message fully live in you. In every wise way teach and instruct one another through psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing praises to God in gratitude and sincerity.
You were imitating us and the Lord when you received the message, for despite your troubles you experienced the joy the Holy Spirit gives.
We should keep on looking to Jesus, the one who begins and completes our trust in God. Because of the joy ahead of him Jesus endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
My friends, choose to stay happy even when all kinds of troubles come your way,because human anger doesn't reflect the good character of God.So get rid of all that's filthy and evil. Humbly accept the word that's been implanted within you—for this is what can save you.But do what the word says—don't just listen to it and delude yourselves.If you just listen to the word, and don't act on it, it's like staring at your own face in a mirror.You see yourself, but then you leave, and immediately forget what you looked like.But if you look to the perfect law of freedom and follow it, not as someone who just listens and then forgets, but as someone who acts on it—then you will be blessed in what you do.If you think you're religious, but don't control what you say, you deceive yourself—your religion is pointless.In the eyes of our God and Father, religion that's pure and genuine is to visit orphans and widows in their suffering, and to keep yourself from being contaminated by the world.because you know that endurance comes from dealing with challenges to your trust in God.
Are any of you suffering? You should pray. Are some of you cheerful? You should sing songs of praise.
You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you cannot see him now, you trust in him and you're filled with wonderful, indescribable happiness.
Be happy to the extent that you share in Christ's suffering, because when he appears in his glory, you will be incredibly happy!
But may all those who trust in you be happy—may they sing for joy forever. May you spread your protection over them so that everyone who loves your character may celebrate.
So be happy in the Lord and celebrate, you who do good. Shout for joy, all you who live right!
So I recommend enjoying life. There's nothing better for us here on earth than to eat and drink and be happy. Such an attitude will go with us as we work, and as we live our lives that God gives us here on earth.
You will make the nation grow enormously, and will make it extremely happy. The people will celebrate before you as people celebrate at harvest-time, as soldiers celebrate when dividing up what has been looted.
Lastly, whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, beautiful, commendable, whatever is truly good and deserves to be praised, think about these kinds of things.