Bible Verses About Joy - Nave’s Topical Bible

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
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`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

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Joy

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Attributed to God Deut 28:63; 30:9; Jer 32:41
In heaven Luke 15:10–32
Unclassified scriptures relating to Deut 12:18; 1 Sam 2:1; 1 Chr 16:27; 2 Chr 7:10; Ezra 6:22; Neh 8:10, 12; 12:43; Job 8:21; 22:21, 26; 33:26; Ps 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; Prov 10:28; 13:9; 19:23; 28:12; 29:6; Eccl 2:26; Isa 9:3; 12; 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; Joel 2:23; Nah 1:15; Hab 3:18; Zeph 3:14; Hag 2:9; Zech 2:10; 9:9; 10:7; Matt 18:13; 25:21; Luke 1:47; 2:10; 6:22, 23; 10:20; 15:6–8, 10, 22–32; 24:52; John 16:20, 22, 24, 33; 17:13; Acts 2:28; 8:8, 39; 13:52; 16:25, 34; Rom 5:2, 11; 12:12; 14:17; 15:13; 2 Cor 1:12, 24; 6:10; 7:4; 8:2; 12:10; Gal 5:22; Eph 5:18, 19; Phil 3:3; 4:4; Col 1:11; 1 Thess 1:6; 5:16; Heb 10:34; Jas 1:2; 5:13; 1 Pet 1:8; 4:13; 1 John 1:4; Jude 1:24
Instances of
Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were destroyed Ex 15:1–22
Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown Judg 5
Of Jephthah’s daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites Judg 11:34
Of Hannah, when Samuel was born 1 Sam 2:1–11
Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth Ruth 2:20; 4:14
Of the Israelites
When Saul was presented as their king 1 Sam 10:24
When David killed Goliath 1 Sam 18:6, 7
When they came to David to Hebron to make him king 1 Chr 12:40
When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim 1 Chr 13:8
When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem 1 Chr 15:16, 25, 28
When they made gifts to the house of God 1 Chr 29:9
When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra Ezra 6:16, 22
Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God Neh 8:9–18
When they turned away from idolatry 2 Chr 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 Ezra 3:11–13
Of David, over the offerings of the princes and people for the house of God 1 Chr 29:10–19
Jews, over the hanging of Haman Esth 8:15, 16; 7:10
Of Elisabeth, when Mary visited her Luke 1:5–44
Of Mary, when she visited Elisabeth Luke 1:46–56
Of Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born Luke 1:67–79
Of angels, when Jesus was born Luke 2:13, 14
Of the shepherds, when they saw the infant Jesus Luke 2:20
Of the Magi Matt 2:10
Of Simeon, when Jesus was presented in the temple Luke 2:28–32
Of the disciples, because the demons were subject to them Luke 10:17
Of the father, when his prodigal son returned Luke 15:20–32
Of angels, when sinners repent Luke 15:7, 10
Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem Matt 21:8, 9; Mark 11:8–10
Of the women who returned from the Lord’s sepulcher Matt 28:8
The disciple, after the resurrection of Jesus Luke 24:41
Of the disciples in the temple after the ascension of Jesus Luke 24:53
Of the disciples in the temple because they had received the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:46, 47
Of the immobile man who was healed by Peter Acts 3:8
Of Paul, when he went up to Jerusalem Acts 20:22–24
Of Paul and Silas, in the jail at Philippi Acts 16:25
Of Rhoda, when she heard Peter at the gate Acts 12:14
Of the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about the conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles Acts 11:18
Of Barnabas, when he saw the success of the gospel at Antioch (in Syria) Acts 11:22, 23
Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented 2 Cor 1:24; 2:3
Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians 2 Cor 7:13; 8:6; Rom 15:32; 1 Cor 16:18
Of the Macedonian Christians, when they made a contribution for the Christians at Jerusalem 2 Cor 8:2
Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian Christians Phil 1:4
Of Thessalonians, when they believed Paul’s gospel 1 Thess 1:6
Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts 1 Thess 2:19, 20; 3:9; Phlm 1:7
Of early Christians, when they believed in Jesus 1 Pet 1:8, 9
Of the wicked Job 20:5; Prov 14:13; 15:21; Eccl 2:10; 7:6; 11:8, 9; Isa 16:10; Jas 4:9
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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.

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