Section J

Joy

Explore 90 scripture references about joy from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 39 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.

What Does the Bible Say About Joy?

The topic of joy appears throughout Scripture with 90 references spanning 39 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Zephaniah. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.

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-Attributed to God DEU 28:63; 30:9; JER 32:41 -In heaven LUK 15:10-32 -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO DEU 12:18; 1SA 2:1; 1CH 16:27; 2CH 7:10; EZR 6:22; NEH 8:10,12; 12:43; JOB 8:21; 22:21,26; 33:26; PSA 2:11; 4:7; 5:11; 9:2,14; 13:5; 14:7; 16:5,6,8,9,11; 17:15; 19:8; 20:5; 21:1,6; 28:7; 30:5,11,12; 32:1,2,11; 33:21; 35:9; 36:8; 40:16; 42:4; 43:4; 45:15; 46:4; 51:8,12; 53:6; 63:5-7,11; 64:10; 68:3; 69:32; 70:4; 71:23; 85:6; 89:15,16; 97:11,12; 100:1,2; 104:34; 105:3,43; 119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165; 126:5,6; 132:16; 138:5; 149:2,5; PRO 10:28; 13:9; 19:23; 28:12; 29:6; ECC 2:26; ISA 9:3; 12:1-6; 25:9; 29:19; 30:29; 35:1,2,10; 41:16; 44:23; 49:13; 51:11; 52:9; 55:12; 56:7; 61:3,7,10; 65:14,19; 66:10-12,14; JER 15:16; 31:12-14,25,26; 33:6,11; JOL 2:23; NAM 1:15; HAB 3:18; ZEP 3:14; HAG 2:9; ZEC 2:10; 9:9; 10:7; MAT 18:13; 25:21; LUK 1:47; 2:10; 6:22,23; 10:20; 15:6-8,10,22-32; 24:52; JHN 16:20,22,24,33; 17:13; ACT 2:28; 8:8,39; 13:52; 16:25,34; ROM 5:2,11; 12:12; 14:17; 15:13; 2CO 1:12,24; 6:10; 7:4; 8:2; 12:10; GAL 5:22; EPH 5:18,19; PHP 3:3; 4:4; COL 1:11; 1TH 1:6; 5:16; HEB 10:34; JAS 1:2; 5:13; 1PE 1:8; 4:13; 1JN 1:4; Jude 1:24 -INSTANCES OF -Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were destroyed EXO 15:1-22 -Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown JDG 5 -Of Jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites JDG 11:34 -Of Hannah, when Samuel was born 1SA 2:1-11 -Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth RUT 2:20; 4:14 -Of the Israelites -When Saul was presented as their king 1SA 10:24 -When David killed Goliath 1SA 18:6,7 -When they came to David to Hebron to make him king 1CH 12:40 -When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim 1CH 13:8 -When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem 1CH 15:16,25,28 -When they made gifts to the house of God 1CH 29:9 -When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra EZR 6:16,22 -Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God NEH 8:9-18 -When they turned away from idolatry 2CH 15:14,15; 23:18,21; 29:30,36; 30:21,23,26 -When the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated NEH 12:43 -When the foundation of the second temple was laid EZR 3:11-13 -Of David, over the offerings of the princes and people for the house of God 1CH 29:10-19 -Jews, over the hanging of Haman EST 8:15,16; with 7:10 -Of Elisabeth, when Mary visited her LUK 1:5-44 -Of Mary, when she visited Elisabeth LUK 1:46-56 -Of Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born LUK 1:67-79 -Of angels, when Jesus was born LUK 2:13,14 -Of the shepherds, when they saw the infant Jesus LUK 2:20 -Of the Magi MAT 2:10 -Of Simeon, when Jesus was presented in the temple LUK 2:28-32 -Of the disciples, because the demons were subject to them LUK 10:17 -Of the father, when his prodigal son returned LUK 15:20-32 -Of angels, when sinners repent LUK 15:7,10 -Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem MAT 21:8,9; MRK 11:8-10 -Of the women who returned from the Lord's sepulcher MAT 28:8 -The disciple, after the resurrection of Jesus LUK 24:41 -Of the disciples in the temple after the ascension of Jesus LUK 24:53 -Of the disciples in the temple because they had received the gift of the Holy Spirit ACT 2:46,47 -Of the immobile man who was healed by Peter ACT 3:8 -Of Paul, when he went up to Jerusalem ACT 20:22-24 -Of Paul and Silas, in the jail at Philippi ACT 16:25 -Of Rhoda, when she heard Peter at the gate ACT 12:14 -Of the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about the conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles ACT 11:18 -Of Barnabas, when he saw the success of the gospel at Antioch (in Syria) ACT 11:22,23 -Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented 2CO 1:24; 2:3 -Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians 2CO 7:13; with 8:6; ROM 15:32; 1CO 16:18 -Of the Macedonian Christians, when they made a contribution for the Christians at Jerusalem 2CO 8:2 -Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian Christians PHP 1:4 -Of Thessalonians, when they believed Paul's gospel 1TH 1:6 -Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts 1TH 2:19,20; 3:9; PHM 1:7 -Of early Christians, when they believed in Jesus 1PE 1:8,9 -OF THE WICKED JOB 20:5; PRO 14:13; 15:21; ECC 2:10; 7:6; 11:8,9; ISA 16:10; JAS 4:9 -See HAPPINESS -See PRAISE -See THANKSGIVING

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What does the Bible say about joy?

The Bible contains 90 references to joy across 39 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.

Where is joy mentioned in the Bible?

Joy is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 1 Samuel, and 34 more books. There are 90 total scripture references on this topic.

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