Happiness

Verses about:

for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

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. Psalms 5:11

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalms 16:11

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. Psalms 21:6

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 30:5

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalms 126:5

Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Psalms 128:1, 2

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 35:10

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Romans 14:17

Happiness ~ Happiness of the wicked:

~ Limited to this life Psalms 17:14; Luke 16:25;

~ Short Job 20:5;

~ Uncertain Luke 12:20;

~ Vain Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 7:6;

~ Is derived from:

~ Their wealth Job 21:13; Psalms 52:7;

~ Their power Job 21:7; Psalms 37:35;

~ Their worldly prosperity Psalms 17:14; Psalms 37:3-4; Psalms 37:7;

~ Their gluttony Isaiah 22:13; Habakkuk 1:16;

~ Their drunkenness Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 56:12;

~ Their vain pleasure Job 21:12; Isaiah 5:12;

~ Their successful oppression Habakkuk 1:15;

~ Marred by jealousy Esther 5:13;

~ Often interrupted by judgments Numbers 11:33; Job 15:21; Psalms 73:18-20; Jeremiah 25:10-11;

~ Leads to sorrow Proverbs 14:13;

~ Leads to recklessness Isaiah 22:12;

~ Sometimes a stumbling block to saints Psalms 73:3; Psalms 73:16; Jeremiah 12:1; Habakkuk 1:13;

~ Saints often permitted to ~ See end of Psalms 73:17-20;

~ Envy not Psalms 37:1;

~ Woe against Amos 6:1; Luke 6:25;

~ Illustrated Psalms 37:35-36; Luke 12:16-20; Luke 16:19; Luke 16:25;

~ Happiness of the wicked, exemplified:

~ Israel Numbers 11:33;

~ Haman Esther 5:9-11;

~ Belshazzar Daniel 5:1;

~ Herod Acts 12:21-23;

Happiness of the righteous

~ See Joy

~ See Peace

~ See Praise

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