What Does the Bible Say About Being Happy About Yourself?

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 26 helpful votes

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 15:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 11 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

Proverbs 16:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

Leviticus 19:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Proverbs 3:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

John 16:22 ESV / 5 helpful votes

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

John 3:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

Matthew 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live;

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Proverbs 15:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

19 Bible Verses about Being Happy About Yourself

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Proverbs 16:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 16:22 ESV / 5 helpful votes

John 3:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 3:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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19 Bible Verses about Being Happy About Yourself

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Joshua 1:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Proverbs 16:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 16:22 ESV / 5 helpful votes

John 3:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 3:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote