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What the Bible says about joy
The 14 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.
Phil 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Ps 144:15
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.Prov 15:13
A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.Prov 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.Ps 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.Eccl 3:12–13
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.Rom 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Rom 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.Ps 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.Gal 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.Ps 34:8
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!Isa 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.Jer 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.
Sources
The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible · Public domain