Joy
198 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
58 sections
- Afflictions of Saints Succeeded By
- Attributed to God
- Christ Appointed to Give
- Enjoined to Saints
- Experienced by Believers
- Experienced by Parents of Good Children
- Experienced by Peace-Makers
- Experienced by The Just
- Experienced by The Wise, and Discreet
- Fulness of, in God's Presence
- God Gives
- God's Word Affords
- Holy: Converts
- Holy: David
- Holy: Hannah
- Holy: Jailor
- Holy: Peter
- Holy: Samaritans
- Holy: The Virgin Mary
- Holy: Wise Men
- Holy: Zacchaeus
- Holy-Illustrated
- Increased to the Meek
- Jews, Over the Hanging of Haman
- Liberality in God's Service should Cause
- Ministers should Come to Their People With
- Ministers should Desire to Render an Account With
- Ministers should Esteem Their People As Their
- Ministers should Finish Their Course With
- Ministers should Have, in the Faith and Holiness of Their People
- Ministers should Pray For, for Their People
- Ministers should Promote, in Their People
- Pray for Restoration of
- Prepared for Saints
- Promised to Saints
- Promote, in the Afflicted
- Saints Shall be Presented to God with Exceeding
- Saints should Afford, to Their Ministers
- Saints should Engage in all Religious Services With
- Saints should Have, in all Their Undertakings
- Serve God With
- Shall be the Final Reward of Saints at the Judgment Day
- The Coming of Christ Will Afford to Saints, Exceeding
- The Disciple, After the Resurrection of Jesus
- The Gospel to be Received With
- The Gospel, Good Tidings of
- Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Vanity of Seeking, from Earthly Things
- when David Killed Goliath
- when Saul Was Presented As Their King
- when the Foundation of the Second Temple Was Laid
- when the Wall of Jerusalem Was Dedicated
- when They Brought the Ark of the Covenant from the House of Obed-Edom to Jerusalem
- when They Came to David to Hebron to Make Him King
- when They Made Gifts to the House of God
- when They Observed the Dedication of the Temple, and the Feast of Tabernacles Under Ezra
- when They Took the Ark of the Covenant from Kirjath-Jearim
- when They Turned Away from Idolatry
Afflictions of Saints Succeeded By
- Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalm 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
Attributed to God
- Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
- Deuteronomy 30:9 So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He …
- Jeremiah 32:41 Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Christ Appointed to Give
- Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion — to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, …
Enjoined to Saints
- Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
Experienced by Believers
- Luke 24:52 And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- Acts 16:34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
Experienced by Parents of Good Children
- Proverbs 23:24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
Experienced by Peace-Makers
- Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Experienced by The Just
- Proverbs 21:15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
Experienced by The Wise, and Discreet
- Proverbs 15:23 A man takes joy in a fitting reply — and how good is a timely word!
Fulness of, in God's Presence
- Psalm 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.
God Gives
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a …
- Psalm 4:7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
God's Word Affords
- Nehemiah 8:12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
- Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Holy: Converts
- Acts 2:46 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Holy: David
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
Holy: Hannah
- 1 Samuel 2:1 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
Holy: Jailor
- Acts 16:34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
Holy: Peter
- Acts 5:41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Holy: Samaritans
- Acts 8:8 So there was great joy in that city.
Holy: The Virgin Mary
- Luke 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
Holy: Wise Men
- Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
Holy: Zacchaeus
- Luke 19:6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
Holy-Illustrated
- Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
- Matthew 13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Increased to the Meek
- Isaiah 29:19 The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Jews, Over the Hanging of Haman
- Esther 8:15–16 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. …
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Liberality in God's Service should Cause
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
Ministers should Come to Their People With
- Romans 15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
Ministers should Desire to Render an Account With
- Philippians 2:16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Ministers should Esteem Their People As Their
- Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:20 You are indeed our glory and our joy.
Ministers should Finish Their Course With
- Acts 20:24 But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus — the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Ministers should Have, in the Faith and Holiness of Their People
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:9 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
- 3 John 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Ministers should Pray For, for Their People
- Romans 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.
Ministers should Promote, in Their People
- 2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
- Philippians 1:25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
Pray for Restoration of
- Psalm 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
- Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalm 85:6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
Prepared for Saints
- Psalm 97:11 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
Promised to Saints
- Psalm 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 56:7 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
Promote, in the Afflicted
- Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Saints Shall be Presented to God with Exceeding
- 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- Jude 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy —
Saints should Afford, to Their Ministers
- Philippians 2:2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
- Philemon 20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
Saints should Engage in all Religious Services With
- Ezra 6:22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
- Psalm 42:4 These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Saints should Have, in all Their Undertakings
- Deuteronomy 12:18 Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the …
Serve God With
- Psalm 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
Shall be the Final Reward of Saints at the Judgment Day
- Matthew 25:21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
The Coming of Christ Will Afford to Saints, Exceeding
- 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
The Disciple, After the Resurrection of Jesus
- Luke 24:41 While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
The Gospel to be Received With
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
The Gospel, Good Tidings of
- Luke 2:10–11 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: …
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Deuteronomy 12:18 Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the …
- 1 Samuel 2:1 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
- Ezra 6:22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
- Nehemiah 8:12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Job 8:21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
- Job 22:21 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Job 22:26 Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Job 33:26 He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
- Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Psalm 4:7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
- Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Psalm 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
- Psalm 9:14 that I may declare all Your praises — that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalm 13:5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalm 14:7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalm 16:5–6 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. …
- Psalm 16:8–9 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. …
- Psalm 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.
- Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalm 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
- Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- Psalm 21:1 O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- Psalm 21:6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalm 30:11–12 You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, …
- Psalm 32:1–2 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. …
- Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalm 33:21 For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
- Psalm 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
- Psalm 36:8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Psalm 40:16 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
- Psalm 42:4 These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
- Psalm 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Psalm 45:15 They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
- Psalm 46:4 There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
- Psalm 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
- Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalm 53:6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalm 63:5–7 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. …
- Psalm 63:11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Psalm 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- Psalm 68:3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- Psalm 69:32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
- Psalm 70:4 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”
- Psalm 71:23 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Psalm 85:6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
- Psalm 89:15–16 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence. …
- Psalm 97:11–12 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart. …
- Psalm 100:1–2 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. …
- Psalm 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Psalm 105:3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- Psalm 105:43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
- Psalm 119:1–2 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. …
- Psalm 119:14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
- Psalm 119:16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
- Psalm 119:55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
- Psalm 119:111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
- Psalm 119:162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
- Psalm 119:165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- Psalm 126:5–6 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. …
- Psalm 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Psalm 138:5 They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
- Psalm 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Psalm 149:5 Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
- Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 29:6 An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a …
- Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
- Isaiah 12:1–6 In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. …
- Isaiah 25:9 And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
- Isaiah 29:19 The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 30:29 You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
- Isaiah 35:1–2 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. …
- Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 41:16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isaiah 51:11 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 52:9 Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 56:7 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
- Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion — to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, …
- Isaiah 61:7 Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself …
- Isaiah 65:14 My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Isaiah 65:19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Isaiah 66:10–12 Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, …
- Isaiah 66:14 When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
- Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- Jeremiah 31:12–14 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD — the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and …
- Jeremiah 31:25–26 for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.” …
- Jeremiah 33:6 Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
- Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving …
- Joel 2:23 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
- Nahum 1:15 Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
- Habakkuk 3:18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Zephaniah 3:14 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- Haggai 2:9 The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
- Zechariah 2:10 “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Zechariah 10:7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
- Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
- Matthew 25:21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Luke 6:22–23 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. …
- Luke 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
- Luke 15:6–8 comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ …
- Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- Luke 15:22–32 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. …
- Luke 24:52 And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- 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 away your joy.
- 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.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- 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.
- Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Acts 8:8 So there was great joy in that city.
- Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Acts 16:34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- 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.
- Romans 5:11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 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.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God — not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2 In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- 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.
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Ephesians 5:18–19 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. …
- Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh —
- Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Vanity of Seeking, from Earthly Things
- Ecclesiastes 2:10–11 Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. …
- Ecclesiastes 11:8 So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
when David Killed Goliath
- 1 Samuel 18:6–7 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. …
when Saul Was Presented As Their King
- 1 Samuel 10:24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
when the Foundation of the Second Temple Was Laid
- Ezra 3:11–13 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the …
when the Wall of Jerusalem Was Dedicated
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
when They Brought the Ark of the Covenant from the House of Obed-Edom to Jerusalem
- 1 Chronicles 15:16 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments— harps, lyres, and cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 15:28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
when They Came to David to Hebron to Make Him King
- 1 Chronicles 12:40 And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen— abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there …
when They Made Gifts to the House of God
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
when They Observed the Dedication of the Temple, and the Feast of Tabernacles Under Ezra
- Ezra 6:16 Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
- Ezra 6:22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
when They Took the Ark of the Covenant from Kirjath-Jearim
- 1 Chronicles 13:8 David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
when They Turned Away from Idolatry
- 2 Chronicles 15:14–15 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. …
- 2 Chronicles 23:18 Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with …
- 2 Chronicles 23:21 and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23 The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
- 2 Chronicles 30:26 So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
Related topics
The Joy of God Over his PeopleJoy of the WickedJoy of Paul and Titus, Because of the Hospitality of the CorinthiansJoy of Saints Is in GodJoy of Paul, Rejoicing Over his ConvertsJoy of Saints should be Under Persecutions
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.