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Want to know what the Bible says about Happiness? Here are 160 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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Proverbs 29:18 NIV
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
    but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
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Luke 16:25 NIV
“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.
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Psalm 16:9 NIV
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,
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Proverbs 28:14 NIV
Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
    but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
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Job 7:7 NIV
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;
    my eyes will never see happiness again.
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James 1:2-3 NIV
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
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Psalm 4:6-7 NIV
6 Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.
7 Fill my heart with joy
    when their grain and new wine abound.
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Psalm 24:3-4 NIV
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.
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Psalm 17:14 NIV
By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world whose reward is in this life.
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
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Esther 5:9-11 NIV
9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.
Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, 11 Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials.
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