49 Bible Verses about Joy And Happiness

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Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Psalm 92:4

For You have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what You have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of Your hands.

Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.

Habakkuk 3:18

yet I will triumph in Yahweh;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

Luke 6:23

“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note—your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

Esther 8:16

and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

Psalm 32:11

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

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Grief is better than laughter,
for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

Luke 15:10

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Psalm 118:15

There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

2 John 1:12

Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to be with you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

2 Corinthians 7:4

I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.

Psalm 89:15

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.

Deuteronomy 28:47

Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

Ecclesiastes 5:20

for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

Psalm 98:4

Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.

Psalm 70:4

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”

Psalm 45:15

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

Isaiah 65:18

Then be glad and rejoice forever
in what I am creating;
for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy
and its people to be a delight.

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