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 shall laugh; Jehovah shall mock at them.

This is the day which Jehovah 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.

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

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

You will make Me know the way of life; in Your presence is fullness of joys. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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

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

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

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

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

The Precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the Commandments of Jehovah are pure, giving light to the eyes.

Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song I will praise Him.

For His anger is only 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 laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Rejoice evermore.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 for me; You have torn off my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness,

Rejoice in Jehovah, O righteous ones; praise is becoming for 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 filled with light; and their faces were not ashamed.

Delight yourself also in Jehovah, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and moan within me? Hope in God; for I shall praise Him for the salvation of His face.

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

But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God. Yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say without ending, Let God be magnified.

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

For You, Jehovah, have made Me glad with Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

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

Oh come, let us sing to Jehovah; 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 Jehovah, righteous ones; and give thanks at the memory of His holiness.

Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all the earth; breakout, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Worship Jehovah with gladness; come before His presence with singing.

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

A Song of degrees. Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways.For you shall surely eat the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and all is well with you.

Blessed are the peoples who are so; blessed are the peoples to whom Jehovah is their God.

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

The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

Heaviness 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 joy is heaviness.

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

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but gladness of heart is a continual feast.

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

He who handles a matter wisely shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.

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

It is joy to the just to do judgment, but ruin shall be to the workers of iniquity.

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

I know that there is no good in them, but 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.

Therefore I have seen that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

Also every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it 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 take note that God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now is pleased with 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.And with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy on their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Therefore the redeemed of Jehovah shall return and come with singing into Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their head. Gladness and joy shall overtake them; 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 out before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.

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

Your Words were found, and I ate them; and Your Word was to me the joy and gladness of my heart; for I am called by Your name, O Jehovah, the 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 affliction.

Jehovah your God is mighty in your midst; He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy; He is silent in His love; He rejoices over you with joyful shout.

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

And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, of a sad face. For they disfigure their faces so 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 and wash your face,so that you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

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

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

and my spirit has rejoiced 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.

Yet do not rejoice in this, that the evil spirits are subject to you, rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

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

Likewise I say to you, there is joy before 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. And you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

And 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.

And now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world that they might have My joy fulfilled in them.

You revealed to Me the ways of life. You will fill Me with joy with Your countenance."

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

Through Him we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice on the hope of the glory of God.And not only this, but we glory in afflictions also, knowing that afflictions work out patience,

rejoicing in hope, patient in affliction, steadfastly continuing in prayer,

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

And 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.

Charity does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth,

My boldness of speech is great toward you; my glorying on your behalf is much. I have been filled with comfort, I am overflowing with joy on all our trouble.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

always in every prayer of mine making my request for you all with joy

And you also rejoice in the same, and rejoice with me.

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

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

being empowered with all power, according to the might of His glory, to all patience and long-suffering 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 imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Rejoice evermore.

greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, so 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 sat down at the right of the throne of God.

My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into different kinds of temptations,knowing that the trying of your faith works patience.

Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

whom having not seen, you love; in whom not yet seeing, but believing in Him you exult with unspeakable joy, and having been glorified,

but rejoice according as you are partakers of Christ's suffering, so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.

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

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Jehovah reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of islands be glad.

Praise Jehovah. O give thanks to Jehovah; 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.

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

Then I praised gladness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be glad; for that shall go with him of his labor for the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

You have multiplied the nation. You have not increased the joy. They rejoice before You according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, 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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