Bible verses about joy

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10

Spoken to people weeping over the law: do not be sorry, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 16:11

Fulness of joy is found in God's presence, with pleasures at his right hand for evermore.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

Psalm 4:7

God's gladness is greater than the joy of a big harvest of corn and wine.

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

Psalm 43:4

The psalmist calls God himself my exceeding joy.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Paul prays that the God of hope will fill believers with all joy and peace in believing.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22

Joy is listed second in the fruit of the Spirit, right after love.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 14:17

The kingdom of God is not about food and drink but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 12:3

Joy pictured as drawing water from the wells of salvation.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Even if the figs, vines, olives, fields and flocks all fail, Habakkuk says, yet I will rejoice in the LORD.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Psalm 30:11

God turns mourning into dancing and replaces sackcloth with gladness.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James 1:2-3

James says to count it all joy in trials, because testing produces patience.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Acts 16:25

Beaten and locked in stocks, Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises at midnight.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2

Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before him.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Romans 12:12

Rejoicing in hope sits right next to being patient in tribulation.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Luke 2:10

The angel announced Jesus' birth as good tidings of great joy for all people.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

John 15:11

Jesus spoke so that his joy might remain in his followers and their joy might be full.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:24

Asking the Father in Jesus' name is tied to a full joy.

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

John 17:13

In his prayer before the cross, Jesus asked that his followers have his joy fulfilled in themselves.

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

1 Peter 1:8

Believers who have never seen Jesus still rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Psalm 51:12

David asks God to restore the joy of thy salvation after he had sinned.

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

Luke 24:52

After Jesus was carried up into heaven, the disciples went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Philippians 4:4

Paul, writing from bonds, says rejoice in the Lord always, and says it twice.

Rejoice evermore.

1 Thessalonians 5:16

Rejoice evermore is one of only two verses in the KJV that are just two words long; the other is Jesus wept.

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

The psalmist calls this the day the LORD has made, and a reason to rejoice and be glad.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Psalm 100:1-2

Make a joyful noise, serve with gladness, and come before him with singing.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Psalm 5:11

Those who trust God are told to shout for joy because he defends them.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Psalm 119:162

The psalmist rejoices at God's word like someone who has found great spoil.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Luke 15:7

Heaven rejoices more over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine who need no repentance.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 15:10

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

God himself rejoices over his people with joy and with singing.

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Luke 10:20

Jesus said the deepest reason to rejoice is that your names are written in heaven.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:10

The ransomed return with everlasting joy, and sorrow and sighing flee away.