17 Bible Verses about Gladness

Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.

Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

There will be joy and delight for you,
and many will rejoice at his birth.

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, Your God,
has anointed You
with the oil of joy
rather than Your companions.

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments.

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things!

The whole community that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. They had not celebrated like this from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. And there was tremendous joy.

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

They are led in with gladness and rejoicing;
they enter the king’s palace.

Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude,

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

although He did not leave Himself without a witness, since He did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and satisfying your hearts with food and happiness.”

a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying,

Praise the Lord of Hosts,
for the Lord is good;
His faithful love endures forever

as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.

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