Happiness of Saints in This Life is Derived From
21 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
15 sections
Divine Chastening
- Job 5:17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- James 5:11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Fear of God
- Psalm 128:1–2 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! …
- Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Finding Wisdom
- Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
God Being Their Help
- Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
God Being Their Lord
- Psalm 144:15 Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
Having Mercy on the Poor
- Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
Hope in the Lord
- Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Hope of Glory
- Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Obedience to God
- Psalm 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
- John 13:17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Praising God
- Psalm 135:3 Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
Salvation
- Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Isaiah 12:2–3 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” …
Suffering for Christ
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- 1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- 1 Peter 4:13–14 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. …
The Words of Christ
- John 17:13 But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
Their Mutual Love
- Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Trust in God
- Proverbs 16:20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Philippians 4:6–7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. …
Related topics
Happiness of Saints in This LifeHappiness of the Righteous
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.