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There is nothing better for a manthanthat he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

and there ye shall eat before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: — read the full passage →

He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion. — read the full passage →

And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them. — read the full passage →

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. — read the full passage →

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Fleeasa bird to your mountain; — read the full passage →

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeth through Christ.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: — read the full passage →

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? — read the full passage →

Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, beingthe ninth hour. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. — read the full passage →

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys. — read the full passage →