- Proverbs 17:22 (NIV):
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
- Psalm 16:9 (NIV):
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.”
- Psalm 28:7 (NIV):
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
- Psalm 30:11 (NIV):
“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, “
- Psalm 94:19 (NIV):
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”
- Isaiah 12:2 (NIV):
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 55:12 (NIV):
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”
- John 15:11 (NIV):
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
- Romans 12:12 (NIV):
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
- Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV):
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
- Philippians 4:4 (NIV):
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
- Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV):
“Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ “
- Psalm 9:2 (NIV):
“I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.”
- Psalm 19:8 (NIV):
“The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.”
- Psalm 33:21 (NIV):
“In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.”
- Psalm 35:9 (NIV):
“Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.”
- Psalm 40:8 (NIV):
“I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
- Psalm 51:10 (NIV):
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
- Psalm 90:14 (NIV):
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.”
- Psalm 126:5 (NIV):
“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.”
- Isaiah 61:10 (NIV):
“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
- Luke 6:23 (NIV):
“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.”
- Acts 2:28 (NIV):
“You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.”
- Romans 14:17 (NIV):
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, “
- Philippians 1:3-4 (NIV):
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy “
- Philippians 2:2 (NIV):
“then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”
- Philippians 4:7 (NIV):
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV):
“Rejoice always, “
- James 1:2-3 (NIV):
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
- 1 Peter 1:8 (NIV):
“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, “