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.

He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

This is the day which the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

At destruction and famine you shall laugh: neither shall you be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Till he fills your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.

These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fulness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

A merry heart makes a cheerful appearance: 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, The LORD has done great things for them.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to leap for joy;

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him.

For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Rejoice at all times.Pray without ceasing.In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

You have turned for me my mourning into singing: you have put off my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness;

Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous: for praise beautifies the upright.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

They looked to him, and were enlightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted in me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let those that love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

O satisfy us early with your mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work: I will triumph in the works of your hands.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul.

O come, let us sing to the LORD: 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 to him with psalms.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

​Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.For you shall eat the labor of your hands: happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

Happy is that people, that is in such a state: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Sorrow in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.

The light of the righteous rejoices: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that gladness is sorrow.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat.

He who handles a matter wisely shall find good: and he who trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

It is joy to the just to do justice: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives toil, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. 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 labor, it is the gift of God.

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 God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has appointed the one along with the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion 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 the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

For you 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 for those who mourn in Zion, to give to 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 the LORD, that he might be glorified.

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Your words were found, and I did eat them; and your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God 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.

The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

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

Moreover when you fast, do not be, like the hypocrites, of a sad appearance: for they make their faces unsightly, that they may appear to men to fast. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.But you, when you fast, anoint your head with oil, and wash your face;That you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father who is in secret: and your Father, who sees in secret, shall reward you openly.

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick from paralysis, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the man sick from paralysis; Son, be of good cheer; your sins be forgiven you.

His lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of your lord.

And they departed quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy; and ran to bring his disciples word.

And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

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

I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

Truly, truly, I say to you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

And now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

You have made known to me the ways of life; you shall make me full of joy with your presence.

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

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience;

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing earnest in prayer;

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; 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, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying over you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

For the same reason also do you have joy, and rejoice with me.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not burdensome, but for you it is safe.

And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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 followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit:

Rejoice at all times.

Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

My brethren, count it all joy when you meet with various temptations;Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience.

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms.

Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

But rejoice, to the extent that you are sharers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.

And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.

The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of islands be glad for it.

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous sings and rejoices.

Then I recommended cheerfulness, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall remain with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

You multiplied the nation, and did not increase the joy: but now they rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

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