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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.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, YY hath done great things for them.
The statutes of YY are right, rejoicing the heart: The Commandment of YY is pure, enlightening the eyes.
YY is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Rejoice evermore.Pray without ceasing.In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of Elohim in Moshiach Y'shuw`a concerning you.
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
For as the crackling of tshofars under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in Elohim: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before Elohim: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let Elohim be magnified.
For thou, YY , hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
O come, let us sing unto YY : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Rejoice in YY , ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Make a joyful noise unto YY , all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Blessed is every one that feareth YY ; that walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose Elohim is YY .
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in YY , happy is he.
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
For Elohim giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before Elohim. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of Elohim.
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Every man also to whom Elohim hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of Elohim.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: Elohim also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for Elohim now accepteth thy works.
Behold, Elohim is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for YY **YY ** is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
And the ransomed of YY shall return, and come to TZiyon with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Therefore the redeemed of YY shall return, and come with singing unto TZiyon; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
To appoint unto them that mourn in TZiyon, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of YY , that he might be glorified.
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Yerushalayim a rejoicing, and her people a joy.And I will rejoice in Yerushalayim, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O YY Elohim of hosts.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
YY thy Elohim in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Y'shuw`a seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his talmidim word.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of Elohim over one sinner that repenteth.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of Elohim.And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
For the Kingdom of Elohim is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and shalom, and joy in Ruach HaKodesh.
Now the Elohim of hope fill you with all joy and shalom in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of Ruach HaKodesh.
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no mitzvah.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in YY . To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
And the shalom of Elohim, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Moshiach Y'shuw`a.
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
Let the word of Moshiach 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 YY .
And ye became followers of us, and of YY , having received the word in much affliction, with joy of Ruach HaKodesh:
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Looking unto Y'shuw`a the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the execution stake, despising the shame, and is set down at the Right Hand of the Throne of Elohim.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of the sufferings of Moshiach; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Be glad in YY , and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Let Yisrael rejoice in him that made him: let the children of TZiyon be joyful in their King.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which Elohim giveth him under the sun.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.