Bible Verses About Joyful
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for joyful, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,128 votes, led by Proverbs 17:22. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Joyful
Proverbs 17:22223 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Romans 15:13167 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.
Romans 12:12166 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Philippians 4:4131 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalms 28:794 votes
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 100:293 votes
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Nehemiah 8:1079 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.
Psalms 21:679 votes
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
John 16:2274 votes
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Psalms 30:571 votes
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 5:1168 votes
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
1 Thessalonians 5:1664 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Psalms 64:1058 votes
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Isaiah 61:1055 votes
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 12:652 votes
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Zephaniah 3:1752 votes
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Galatians 5:2252 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Romans 14:1748 votes
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
James 5:1347 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Deuteronomy 28:1-6844 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
John 14:2742 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
1 Peter 1:8-942 votes
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Psalms 118:2441 votes
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-1840 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Psalms 16:1137 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.
What does the Bible say about joyful?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 17:22 on the subject of joyful. Across 3,128 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 15:13, Romans 12:12, Philippians 4:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.