- Psalm 5:11 (NIV):
“But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”
- Psalm 16:11 (NIV):
“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
- 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 30:5 (NIV):
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”
- Psalm 30:11 (NIV):
“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”
- Psalm 32:11 (NIV):
“Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!”
- Psalm 47:1 (NIV):
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.”
- Psalm 51:12 (NIV):
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
- Psalm 126:2 (NIV):
“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.'”
- Proverbs 15:13 (NIV):
“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.”
- Proverbs 17:22 (NIV):
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
- Isaiah 12:3 (NIV):
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”
- 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.”
- Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV):
“When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.”
- Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV):
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.”
- Matthew 5:12 (NIV):
“Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
- Luke 1:14 (NIV):
“He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth”
- John 15:11 (NIV):
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
- John 16:22 (NIV):
“So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”
- Romans 12:12 (NIV):
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
- 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”
- Romans 15:13 (NIV):
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
- 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!”
- Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV):
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV):
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
- James 1:2-4 (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. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
- 1 Peter 1:8-9 (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, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”
- 3 John 1:4 (NIV):
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
- Revelation 21:4 (NIV):
“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”