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 who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord ridicules them.

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

You will laugh at devastation and famine, and you will not fear wild animals.

until He fills your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.

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

You will show me the path of life. In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Then was our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing; then said they among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;

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

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and her smile is toward the coming day.

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 was helped; therefore my heart rejoices, and with my song I will thank Him.

For His anger endures but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. All who hear will laugh with me.”

Rejoice always.Pray without ceasing.In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have taken off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise is becoming to the upright.

For like the crackling sound of thorns under a pot, so is the mocking laughter of fools. This also is vanity.

They looked to Him and became radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.

Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your willing spirit.

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

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”

Satisfy us in the early morning with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

For You, O  Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will sing joyfully at the works of Your hands.

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation!For forty years I loathed that generation, and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they do not know My ways.”Therefore I swore in My wrath, “They shall not enter My rest.”Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms!

Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name!

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song, and sing praises.

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with singing.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joy.He who goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall come home with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.For you shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.

Blessed are the people who are in such a state; blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Anxiety in the heart of man weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of joy is grief.

A sound mind is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

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

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report gives health to the bones.

He who wisely heeds a word will find good, and he who trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

A heart of cheer does good like a medicine, but a wounded spirit dries up the bones.

To do justice is joy to the righteous, but terror to the workers of iniquity.

To the person who is pleasing before Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the one who sins, He gives the task to gather and collect, to give to the other person who is pleasing before God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

I know that there is nothing better for people than to be glad and do good in their life,and also that everyone should eat and drink and experience good in all their labor. This is a gift of God.

So I saw that there is nothing better than that people take joy in their labor, for that is their reward. Who will bring a person to see what will happen after his life?

Likewise, everyone to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and the ability to eat from it, and to receive his reward and to rejoice in his labor—this is a gift from God.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that people may not find out anything that comes after them.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.Therefore with joy you shall 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 head. They shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

to preserve 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 glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing, and her people for joy.I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; and the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Your words were found and I ate them. And Your word became to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by Your name, O  Lord God of Hosts.

Then the virgin shall 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 is in your midst, a Mighty One, who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

Rejoice and be very glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces so they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,so that you will not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

And behold, they brought to Him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.”

“His master 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 the joy of your master.’

So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

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 that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Likewise, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous men who need no repentance.

Likewise, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Truly, truly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

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

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

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy with Your presence.’

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

through whom we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and so we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.But the law entered, so that sin might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded much more,so that just as sin reigned in death, grace might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Not only so, but we also boast in tribulation, knowing that tribulation produces patience,

rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer,

For the kingdom of God does not mean 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, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

Great is my boldness of speech toward you; great is my boasting of you. I am filled with comfort, and I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,meekness, and self-control; against such there is no law.

In every prayer of mine for you all, I have always made requests with joy,

For this reason you also take delight and rejoice with me.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me, and it is reassuring for you.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, enduring everything with perseverance and patience joyfully,

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.

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

Rejoice always.

greatly desiring to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy,

Let us look 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 brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man viewing his natural face in a mirror.He views himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in his deeds.If anyone among you seems to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.

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

whom, having not seen, you love; and in whom, though you do not see Him now, you believe and you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,

But rejoice insofar as you share in Christ’s sufferings, so that you may rejoice and be glad also in the revelation of His glory.

We are writing these things to you so that our joy may be complete.

But let all those who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be joyful!

Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever!

Let Israel rejoice in his maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.

An evil man is ensnared by his sin, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

So I commend enjoyment, because there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy life, for enjoyment will go with a person in his toil all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

You have multiplied the nation and increased the joy; they rejoice before You according to the joy of harvest and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Finally, brothers, 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 on these things.

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