Nave’s Topical Bible
Joy
191 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Attributed to God
- In heaven
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Deuteronomy 12:18; 1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Chronicles 16:27; 2 Chronicles 7:10; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 8:10,12; Nehemiah 12:43; Job 8:21; Job 22:21,26; Job 33:26; Psalms 2:11; Psalms 4:7; Psalms 5:11; Psalms 9:2,14; Psalms 13:5; Psalms 14:7; Psalms 16:5-6,8-9,11; Psalms 17:15; Psalms 19:8; Psalms 20:5; Psalms 21:1,6; Psalms 28:7; Psalms 30:5,11-12; Psalms 32:1-2,11; Psalms 33:21; Psalms 35:9; Psalms 36:8; Psalms 40:16; Psalms 42:4; Psalms 43:4; Psalms 45:15; Psalms 46:4; Psalms 51:8,12; Psalms 53:6; Psalms 63:5-7,11; Psalms 64:10; Psalms 68:3; Psalms 69:32; Psalms 70:4; Psalms 71:23; Psalms 85:6; Psalms 89:15-16; Psalms 97:11-12; Psalms 100:1-2; Psalms 104:34; Psalms 105:3,43; Psalms 119:1-2,14,16,55,111,162,165; Psalms 126:5-6; Psalms 132:16; Psalms 138:5; Psalms 149:2,5; Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 28:12; Proverbs 29:6; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Isaiah 9:3; Isaiah 12:1-6; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 29:19; Isaiah 30:29; Isaiah 35:1-2,10; Isaiah 41:16; Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 55:12; Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 61:3,7,10; Isaiah 65:14,19; Isaiah 66:10-12,14; Jeremiah 15:16; Jeremiah 31:12-14,25-26; Jeremiah 33:6,11; Joel 2:23; Nahum 1:15; Habakkuk 3:18; Zephaniah 3:14; Haggai 2:9; Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 9:9; Zechariah 10:7; Matthew 18:13; Matthew 25:21; Luke 1:47; Luke 2:10; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 10:20; Luke 15:6-8,10,22-32; Luke 24:52; John 16:20,22,24,33; John 17:13; Acts 2:28; Acts 8:8,39; Acts 13:52; Acts 16:25,34; Romans 5:2,11; Romans 12:12; Romans 14:17; Romans 15:13; 2 Corinthians 1:12,24; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 5:18-19; Philippians 3:3; Philippians 4:4; Colossians 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; Hebrews 10:34; James 1:2; James 5:13; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 John 1:4; Jude 1:24
- INSTANCES OF
- Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were Destroyed
- Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown
- Of Jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory Over the Ammonites
- Of Hannah, when Samuel was born
- Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth
- Of the Israelites
- When Saul was presented as their king
- When David killed Goliath
- When they came to David to Hebron to make him king
- When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim
- When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem
- When they made gifts to the house of God
- When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra
- Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God
- When they turned away from idolatry
2 Chronicles 15:14-15; 2 Chronicles 23:18,21; 2 Chronicles 29:30,36; 2 Chronicles 30:21,23,26
- When the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated
- When the foundation of the second temple was laid
- Of David, over the offerings of the princes and people for The house of God
- Jews, over the hanging of Haman
- Of Elisabeth, when Mary visited her
- Of Mary, when she visited Elisabeth
- Of Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born
- Of angels, when Jesus was born
- Of the shepherds, when they saw the infant Jesus
- Of the Magi
- Of Simeon, when Jesus was presented in the temple
- Of the disciples, because the demons were subject to them
- Of the father, when his prodigal son returned
- Of angels, when sinners repent
- Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem
- Of the women who returned from the Lord's sepulcher
- The disciple, after the resurrection of Jesus
- Of the disciples in the temple after the ascension of Jesus
- Of the disciples in the temple because they had received the Gift of the Holy Spirit
- Of the immobile man who was healed by Peter
- Of Paul, when he went up to Jerusalem
- Of Paul and Silas, in the jail at Philippi
- Of Rhoda, when she heard Peter at the gate
- Of the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about The conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles
- Of Barnabas, when he saw the success of the gospel at Antioch (in Syria)
- Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated Member repented
- Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians
2 Corinthians 7:13; 2 Corinthians 8:6; Romans 15:32; 1 Corinthians 16:18
- Of the Macedonian Christians, when they made a contribution For the Christians at Jerusalem
- Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian Christians
- Of Thessalonians, when they believed Paul's gospel
- Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; Philippians 1:7
- Of early Christians, when they believed in Jesus
- OF THE WICKED
Job 20:5; Proverbs 14:13; Proverbs 15:21; Ecclesiastes 2:10; Ecclesiastes 7:6; Ecclesiastes 11:8-9; Isaiah 16:10; James 4:9
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Bible verses about “Joy”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Deuteronomy 28:63And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
- Deuteronomy 30:9And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
- Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- Luke 15:10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
- Luke 15:11And he said, A certain man had two sons:
- Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
- Luke 15:13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
- Luke 15:14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
- Luke 15:15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
- Luke 15:16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
- Luke 15:17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
- Luke 15:18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
- Luke 15:19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
- Luke 15:20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
- Luke 15:21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
- Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Luke 15:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
- Luke 15:25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
- Luke 15:26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
- Luke 15:27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
- Luke 15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
- Luke 15:29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
- Luke 15:30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- Luke 15:31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
- Luke 15:32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
- Deuteronomy 12:18But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
- 1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- Ezra 6:22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:10Then 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.
- Nehemiah 8:12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
- Nehemiah 12:43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
- Job 8:21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
- Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
- Job 22:26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
- Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Psalms 4:7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.