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Verses on Joy

 Psalm 16:9-10

Therefore my heart is glad & my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,10 because you will not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
Psalm 19:8
The precepts of The Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of The Lord are radiant, giving light to my eyes.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength & my shield; my heart trusts in him, & I am helped. My heart leaps for joy & I will give thanks to him in song.
Isaiah 12:3
With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Psalm 126:3
The Lord has done great things for us, & we are filled with joy.
John 15:10-11
If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands & remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you & that your joy may be complete.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating & drinking, but of righteousness, peace & joy in the Holy Spirit,
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentlenesses & self-control. Against such things, there is no law.
Proverbs 12:20
There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace.
1 Peter 1:8-9
Though you have not seen him, you love him; & even though you do not see him now, you believe in him & are filled with an inexpressible & glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

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