13 Bible Verses about Merriness

A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise. All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.

The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again. And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.

Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.

And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came.

And those who are on the earth will have pleasure and delight over them; and they will send offerings one to another because these two prophets gave great trouble to all on the earth.

And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

If, after the way of men, I was fighting with beasts at Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead do not come to life again, let us take our pleasure in feasting, for tomorrow we come to an end.

A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.