What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

By: David Hopkins

Wed, Aug 18, 2011

Joy In The Bible

This is a collection of verses from an intense Bible study session that will help guide you in the direction of truth when you need to either get, re-establish or maintain your joy in the word of God.

Joy Comes From What You Understand About God

Pr 10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish...

Pr 10:24 ...the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Pr 10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness...

Pr 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed...

Pr 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble...

Pr 11:21 ...the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Pr 11:28 ...the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Pr 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth...

Pr 12:3 ...the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Pr 12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just...

Pr 12:26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour...

Pr 13:21 ...to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Pr 15:29 The LORD ... heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Pr 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Joy Comes From What You Say About God

Ps 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

Ps 9:11 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.

Ps 35:18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

Ps 52:9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Ps 54:6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

Ps 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Ps 57:9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

Ps 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Ps 86:12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Ps 108:3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Ps 109:30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

Ps 111:1 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

Ps 118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

Ps 118:28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

Ps 119:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Ps 145:2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Joy Comes From What You Do For God

Ps 41:1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Ps 140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Pr 14:21 ...he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Pr 14:31 ...he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Pr 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Pr 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Pr 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Pr 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.