Esther 9:22
as the day that the Jews {found relief} from their enemies, and the month which changed for them from sorrow to joy, and from a mourning ceremony to a {festive day}; to make them days of feasting and joy, and giving gifts to each other and to the poor.
Psalm 30:11
You have turned my wailing into my dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me [with] joy
Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jews in the rural [areas], living in the rural towns, made the fourteenth month of Adar a day of joy and feasting, a festive day of giving gifts to each other.
Exodus 13:3-8
And Moses said to the people, "Remember this day when you went out from Egypt, from a house of slaves, because with strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from here, and [food with] yeast will not be eaten.
Nehemiah 8:10-12
Then he said to them, "Go, eat festive food and drink sweet drinks, and send a share to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our lord. Do not be grieved because the joy of Yahweh is your refuge."
Esther 3:12-13
And the king's secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and [a decree] was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who [were] over all the provinces, and to [the] officials of all the people, to each province according to [its own] script and to all people according to their own language; [it was] written in the name of King Ahasuerus and [was] sealed with the king's ring.
Psalm 103:2
Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits:
Isaiah 12:1-2
And you will say on that day, "I will give you thanks, Yahweh, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.
Isaiah 14:3
And it shall happen on the day Yahweh gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and hard labor which {you had to perform},
Matthew 5:4
Blessed [are] the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.
Luke 11:41
But give [as] charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
John 16:20-22
Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
Acts 2:44-46
And all who believed were in the same [place], and had everything in common.
Galatians 2:10
[They asked] only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.