Joy deserves Scripture too. When something has gone right — a gift, a rescue, an ordinary good morning — these verses help you say so. Joy in the Bible is closely tied to strength and to thanksgiving, so do not be surprised when a verse here quietly turns your happiness into worship.
Bible Verses for When You Feel Joyful
when you want to give thanks — 28 hand-picked passages.
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“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”Psalms 37:4
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”Psalms 118:24
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”Psalms 16:11
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”Psalms 30:5
“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
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”Matthew 5:14
“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Matthew 22:39
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”Luke 6:31
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”John 10:10
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”John 13:34
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”John 15:12
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”Acts 20:35
“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
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”1 Corinthians 13:4
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”1 Corinthians 15:57
“Let all your things be done with charity.”1 Corinthians 16:14
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”2 Corinthians 5:17
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”2 Corinthians 9:7
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”Galatians 5:22
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”Ephesians 3:20
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”Colossians 3:12
“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”Colossians 3:14
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”1 Peter 4:8
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”1 John 4:8
“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:”Numbers 6:24
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”Psalms 100:4
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”Isaiah 43:19
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”Proverbs 11:25
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