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22 Bible Verses About Being Joyful

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Summary

  • Philippians 4:4 commands rejoicing “always,” in a letter Paul wrote in chains (Philippians 1:13).
  • Nehemiah 8:10 was spoken to people weeping after hearing the Law read, and the chapter ends with them celebrating “with great joy” because they understood it.
  • Habakkuk 3:17-18 resolves to rejoice in God while fig, vine, olive, field and flock all fail.
  • Zephaniah 3:17 and Luke 15:7 describe joy on God’s side: the LORD rejoicing over his people with singing, and heaven rejoicing over one sinner who repents.
  • Galatians 5:22-23 lists joy second in the fruit of the Spirit, after love.

The Bible treats joy as something God gives and something his people are told to practise, including when life goes badly. Paul tells the Philippians to “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4) while he is in chains, and Habakkuk resolves to rejoice in God with no crop in the field (Habakkuk 3:17-18). Nehemiah tells a weeping crowd that “the joy of the LORD is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). Jesus speaks of giving his own joy to his disciples (John…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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