59 Bible Verses on Joy!

A good friend grew up in a church tradition that taught her God was very angry with us…

and that whenever we thought of Him, the only appropriate emotion was fear.

But God wants us to be happy and find joy in worshiping Him and serving Him!

Not convinced?  Read the 59 verses below…

Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

John 16:24
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.

John 16:22
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

2 Corinthians 7:4
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.

Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Isaiah 55:12
“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

1 John 1:4
And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 30:5
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Psalm 4:7
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

Colossians 1:11
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

Psalm 33:21
For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

Romans 15:32
So that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!

Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

2 Corinthians 8:2
For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

Romans 5:11
More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Psalm 100:1
A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

Psalm 71:23
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.

Luke 1:47
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Matthew 2:10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Acts 2:28
You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

John 17:13
But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Ezra 6:22
And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Psalm 70:4
May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”

Psalm 19:8
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Nehemiah 12:43
And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Psalm 30:11
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.

Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

Isaiah 29:19
The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 126:6
He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 104:34
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.

Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.

Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.