17 Bible Verses about Gladness

Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."

And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with all their might to the LORD.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"

And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing.

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

With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,

Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD: "'Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!'For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.

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

But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!