Bible Verses About Joy

Biblical joy is not the same as happiness. Happiness depends on what happens; joy is rooted in who God is. It is a deep, settled gladness that persists even when life is hard. These verses about joy invite you to find your delight in the Lord and to celebrate each day as a gift. They remind you that joy is both a fruit of the Spirit and a choice you can make — not by ignoring pain, but by fixing your eyes on the One who is greater than it.

10 Verses About Joy

Joy
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4Read more →
Joy
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24Read more →
Joy
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.
James 1:2-3Read more →
Joy
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Read more →
Joy
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 16:11Read more →
Joy
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Habakkuk 3:17-18Read more →
Joy
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 30:5Read more →
Joy
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 28:7Read more →
Joy
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.
John 16:22Read more →
Joy
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Psalm 126:5-6Read more →

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