29 Bible Verses About Joy

There are many bible verses about joy, and rightfully so.

One of my favorite things to say is that joy comes in the morning.

I hope this encourages you today with these verses of joy!

Also, so you can have a reference when you need a reminder about where joy comes from.

Joy comes from the Lord and we can have joy in good times and even in hard times.

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29 Bible Verses About Joy 

• Psalm 70:4 NIV

“But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!””

• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

• Nehemiah 8:10 NIV

“Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.””

• John 15:11 NIV

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

• Isaiah 61:10 NIV

“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”

• 1 Peter 1:8-9 NIV

“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

• Luke 1:46-48 NIV

“And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,”

• Galatians 5:22 NIV

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”

• Psalm 126:5-6 NIV

“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.”

• Romans 15:13 NIV

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

• Psalms 30:5 NIV

“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.”

• Romans 14:17 NIV

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”

• Isaiah 35:10 NIV

“And those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

• Psalms 47:1 NIV

“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.”

• Jeremiah 15:16 NIV

“When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.”

• Habakkuk 3:17-19 NIV

“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. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.”

• Proverbs 10:28 NIV

“The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.”

• John 16:24 NIV 

“Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

• Isaiah 55:12 NIV

“You will go out in 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.”

• Acts 2:28 NIV

“You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.”

• Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

• Psalms 27:6 NIV

“Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.”

• Psalms 5:11 NIV

“But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”

• Psalms 71:23 NIV

“My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.”

• Romans 12:12 NIV 

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

• Philippians 4:4 NIV

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

• Psalms 32:11 NIV

“Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!”

• Isaiah 12:1-6 NIV

“In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me,

your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.” With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. In that day you will say:

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done,

and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.””

• 1 Samuel 2:1-4 NIV

“Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high.

My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by Him, deeds are weighed. “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.”

Amen and Amen!