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Want to know what the Bible says about Happiness? Here are 159 Bible verses about Happiness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 37:4 NIV
Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12 NIV
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
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Philippians 4:4 NIV
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
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Isaiah 12:2 NIV
Surely God is my salvation;
    I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense ;
    he has become my salvation.
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Proverbs 14:13 NIV
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.
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Isaiah 12:3 NIV
With joy you will draw water
    from the wells of salvation.
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Philippians 4:7 NIV
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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1 Peter 3:14 NIV
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats ; do not be frightened.”
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Psalm 37:3 NIV
Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13 NIV
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
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2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Proverbs 16:20 NIV
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
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Matthew 5:8 NIV
Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
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1 Peter 4:12 NIV
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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Proverbs 17:22 NIV
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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Psalm 16:11 NIV
You make known to me the path of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,
    with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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Romans 5:2 NIV
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
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Psalm 40:8 NIV
I desire to do your will, my God;
    your law is within my heart.”
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1 Peter 4:13 NIV
But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
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1 John 3:18 NIV
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
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