Esther 9:22
as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.
Psalm 30:11
Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me with joy.
Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, who are dwelling in cities of the villages, are making the fourteenth day of the month of Adar -- joy and banquet, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
Exodus 13:3-8
And Moses saith unto the people, 'Remember this day in which ye have gone out from Egypt, from the house of servants, for by strength of hand hath Jehovah brought you out from this, and any thing fermented is not eaten;
Nehemiah 8:10-12
And he saith to them, 'Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day is holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'
Esther 3:12-13
And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who are over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,
Psalm 103:2
Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,
Isaiah 12:1-2
And thou hast said in that day: 'I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me.
Isaiah 14:3
And it hath come to pass, In the day of Jehovah's giving rest to thee, From thy grief, and from thy trouble, And from the sharp bondage, That hath been served upon thee,
Matthew 5:4
Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.
Luke 11:41
But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.
John 16:20-22
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.
Acts 2:44-46
and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,
Galatians 2:10
only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent -- this very thing -- to do.