Bible Verses About Being Happy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being happy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 37,365 votes, led by Philippians 4:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Happy
Philippians 4:4848 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalms 37:4828 votes
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Psalms 16:11771 votes
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
John 16:33754 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Psalms 144:15728 votes
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
Romans 15:13650 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Proverbs 16:20610 votes
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
Revelation 21:4608 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18586 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Proverbs 17:22580 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Philippians 4:11-13575 votes
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
1 John 4:8570 votes
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Proverbs 15:13561 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 3:13558 votes
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Ecclesiastes 9:7534 votes
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Psalms 126:5532 votes
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Exodus 14:14508 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Proverbs 29:18496 votes
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Isaiah 40:31496 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
2 Corinthians 12:10485 votes
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Philippians 4:13483 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Romans 8:28461 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Nehemiah 8:10457 votes
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Romans 5:2454 votes
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Hebrews 12:2453 votes
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
What does the Bible say about being happy?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:4 on the subject of being happy. Across 37,365 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 37:4, Psalms 16:11, John 16:33. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.