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 is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

This `is' the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.

While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

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

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys `is' with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

Then filled `with' laughter is our mouth, And our tongue `with' singing, Then do they say among nations, `Jehovah did great things with these.'

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

Strength and honour `are' her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

The precepts of Jehovah `are' upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah `is' pure, enlightening the eyes,

Jehovah `is' my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.

For -- a moment `is' in His anger, Life `is' in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

and Sarah saith, `God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'

always rejoice ye; continually pray ye; in every thing give thanks, for this `is' the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me `with' joy.

Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise `is' comely.

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.

They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance -- My God!

Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, `God is magnified.'

Satisfy us at morn `with' Thy kindness, And we sing and rejoice all our days.

For Thou hast caused me to rejoice, O Jehovah, in Thy work, Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.

In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

Come, we sing to Jehovah, We shout to the rock of our salvation. We come before His face with thanksgiving, With psalms we shout to Him.

Light `is' sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!

Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.

Serve Jehovah with joy, come before him with singing.

Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap, Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways. The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy `art' thou, and good `is' to thee.

O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God `is' Jehovah!

O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.

The hope of the righteous `is' joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy `is' affliction.

A healed heart `is' life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones `is' envy.

All the days of the afflicted `are' evil, And gladness of heart `is' a perpetual banquet.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

To do justice `is' joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life, yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it `is' a gift of God.

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him.

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

Lo, God `is' my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song `is' Jah Jehovah, And He is to me for salvation.And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation,

And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!

And the ransomed of Jehovah turn back, And they have come to Zion with singing, And joy age-during `is' on their head, Gladness and joy they attain, Fled away have sorrow and sighing,

For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you `with' singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.

To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'

But joy ye, and rejoice for ever, that I `am' Creator, For, lo, I am creating Jerusalem a rejoicing, And her people a joy.And I have rejoiced in Jerusalem, And have joyed in My people, And not heard in her any more Is the voice of weeping, and the voice of crying.

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

Jehovah thy God `is' in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

`And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward. `But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face, that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who `is' in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, `Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples;

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

`Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now -- because ye shall laugh.

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

`And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

`And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;

Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

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

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God. And not only `so', but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

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

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth;

great `is' my freedom of speech unto you, great my glory on your behalf; I have been filled with the comfort, I overabound with the joy on all our tribulation,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you `is' sure;

and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

always rejoice ye;

desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,

looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

All joy count `it', my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting;

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

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart!

Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.

Praise ye Jah, give thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, `is' His kindness.

Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As `men' rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as `are' grave, as many as `are' righteous, as many as `are' pure, as many as `are' lovely, as many as `are' of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

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