21 Bible Verses About Joy to Memorize

Did you know that there are more than 200 verses about joy found in the Bible? Joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22 NIV), we’re told to consider it joy when enduring trials (James 1:2 NIV), and it’s said that God’s joy is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10 NIV).

You can root joy deep in your heart through the following Scriptures, which focus on the joy of salvation through Christ, joy of God’s presence, and the future joy with Him for those who follow Jesus. Memorize these 21 Bible verses so that you can hold tight to godly joy, even in the midst of a broken world.

Bible Verses About the Joy of Salvation

1. “May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests” Psalm 20:5 (NIV).

2. “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. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation” Isaiah 12:2-3 (NIV).

3. “I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels” Isaiah 61:10 (NIV).

4. “…yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV).

5. “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent” Luke 15:7 (NIV).

6. “The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God — he and his whole household” Acts 16:34 (NIV).

7. “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls” 1 Peter 1:8-9 (NIV).

Bible Verses About Joy in God’s Presence

8. “Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place” 1 Chronicles 16:27 (NIV).

9. “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” Psalm 16:11 (NIV).

10. “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing” Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV).

11. “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” John 15:11 (NIV).

12. “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence” Acts 2:28 (NIV).

13. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” Romans 15:13 (NIV).

14. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 (NIV).

Bible Verses About Our Future Joy

15. “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy” Psalm 126:5 (NIV).

16. “Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away” Isaiah 51:11 (NIV).

17. “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy” John 16:20 (NIV).

18. “… fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrews 12:2 (NIV).

19. “But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed” 1 Peter 4:13 (NIV).

20. “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” Jude 1:24 (NIV).

21. “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready” Revelation 19:7 (NIV).