Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Gladness’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Gladness’ occurs 60 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 31:27 Why would you want to flee without my knowledge and without telling me, though I might have led you forward with gladness, and songs, and timbrels, and lyres?Genesis 31:27
Genesis 47:25 And they responded: “Our health is in your hand; only let our lord look kindly upon us, and we will serve the king with gladness.”Genesis 47:25
Number of the word / term Gladness in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you did not serve the Lord your God, with gladness and a joyful heart, over the abundance of all things.Deuteronomy 28:47
Number of the word / term Gladness in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Judges
Judges 19:9 And the young man got up, so that he might travel with his wife and servant. And his father-in-law spoke to him again: “Consider that the daylight is declining, and it approaches toward evening. Remain with me also today, and spend the day in gladness. And tomorrow you shall set out, so that you may go to your own house.”Judges 19:9
Number of the word / term Gladness in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16:27 Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.1 Chronicles 16:27
1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced, since they were promising their votive offerings willingly. For they were offering these to the Lord with all their heart. And king David also rejoiced with great gladness.1 Chronicles 29:9
1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you test hearts, and that you love simplicity. Therefore, in the simplicity of my heart, I also have offered all these things joyfully. And I have seen, with immense gladness, your people, who have been found here, offering their donations to you.1 Chronicles 29:17
Number of the word / term Gladness in 1 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:27 And every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, returned, with Jehoshaphat before them, to Jerusalem, with great rejoicing. For the Lord had granted to them gladness concerning their enemies.2 Chronicles 20:27
2 Chronicles 23:18 Then Jehoiada appointed overseers in the house of the Lord, under the hands of the priests and Levites, whom David had distributed to the house of the Lord so that they might offer holocausts to the Lord, just as it was written in the law of Moses, with gladness and singing, in accord with the disposition of David.2 Chronicles 23:18
2 Chronicles 30:23 And it pleased the entire multitude that they should celebrate, even for another seven days. And they did this with enormous gladness.2 Chronicles 30:23
Number of the word / term Gladness in 2 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 6:16 Then the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the remainder of the sons of the transmigration celebrated the dedication of the house of God with gladness.Ezra 6:16
Number of the word / term Gladness in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Esther
Esther 9:18 But, as for those who were carrying out the killings in the city of Susa, they turned to killing on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month. But on the fifteenth day they ceased to attack. And for that reason they established that day as sacred, with feasting and with gladness.Esther 9:18
Esther 9:19 But in truth, those Jews who were staying in unwalled towns and villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for celebration and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day and send one another portions of their feasts and their meals.Esther 9:19
Esther 9:22 For on those days, the Jews vindicated themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, so that these would be days of feasting and gladness, in which they would send one another portions of their feasts, and would grant gifts to the poor.Esther 9:22
Number of the word / term Gladness in Esther: 3
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 21:6 For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.Psalm 21:6
Psalm 30:5 For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.Psalm 30:5
Psalm 30:11 You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.Psalm 30:11
Psalm 45:7 You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.Psalm 45:7
Psalm 45:15 They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king.Psalm 45:15
Psalm 51:8 In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult.Psalm 51:8
Psalm 68:3 And so, let the just feast, and let them exult in the sight of God and be delighted in gladness.Psalm 68:3
Psalm 126:2 Then our mouth was filled with gladness and our tongue with exultation. Then they will say among the nations: “The Lord has done great things for them.”Psalm 126:2
Number of the word / term Gladness in Psalm: 8
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evils. But gladness follows those who take up counsels of peace.Proverbs 12:20
Proverbs 14:10 The heart that knows the bitterness of its own soul, in its gladness the outsider shall not meddle.Proverbs 14:10
Proverbs 15:21 Folly is gladness to the foolish. And the prudent man sets his own steps in order.Proverbs 15:21
Proverbs 17:1 A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.Proverbs 17:1
Proverbs 21:15 It is gladness for the just to do judgment; and it is dread for those who work iniquity.Proverbs 21:15
Proverbs 23:24 The father of the just exults in gladness; he who has conceived the wise will rejoice in him.Proverbs 23:24
Number of the word / term Gladness in Proverbs: 6
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:7 So then, go and eat your bread with rejoicing, and drink your wine with gladness. For your works are pleasing to God.Ecclesiastes 9:7
Number of the word / term Gladness in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 12:3 You will draw water with gladness from the fountains of the Savior.Isaiah 12:3
Isaiah 22:13 But behold: gladness and rejoicing, the killing of calves and the slaughter of rams, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”Isaiah 22:13
Isaiah 24:8 The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.Isaiah 24:8
Isaiah 24:11 There will be a clamor for wine in the streets. All rejoicing has been abandoned. The gladness of the earth has been carried away.Isaiah 24:11
Isaiah 32:13 Thorn and brier will rise up, over the soil of my people. How much more over all the houses of gladness, over the city of exultation?Isaiah 32:13
Isaiah 32:14 For the house has been forsaken. The multitude of the city has been abandoned. A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens, even unto eternity. It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,Isaiah 32:14
Isaiah 35:10 And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away.Isaiah 35:10
Isaiah 51:3 Therefore, the Lord will console Zion, and he will console all its ruins. And he will turn her desert into a place of delights, and her wilderness into a garden of the Lord. Gladness and rejoicing will be found in her, thanksgiving and a voice of praise.Isaiah 51:3
Isaiah 51:11 And now, those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return. And they will arrive in Zion, praising. And everlasting rejoicing will be upon their heads. They will take hold of gladness and rejoicing. Anguish and mourning will flee away.Isaiah 51:11
Isaiah 60:15 For though you were forsaken, and held in hatred, and there was no one who would pass near you, I will establish you as an everlasting glory, as a gladness from generation to generation.Isaiah 60:15
Number of the word / term Gladness in Isaiah: 10
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:34 And from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, I will cause the cessation of the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride. For the land will be in utter desolation.”Jeremiah 7:34
Jeremiah 15:16 I discovered your words and I consumed them. And your word became to me as the gladness and joy of my heart. For your name has been invoked over me, O Lord, the God of hosts.Jeremiah 15:16
Jeremiah 16:9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will take away from this place, in your sight and in your days, the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.Jeremiah 16:9
Jeremiah 20:15 Cursed is the man who announced it to my father, saying, ‘A male child has been born to you,’ causing him to rejoice with gladness.Jeremiah 20:15
Jeremiah 25:10 And I will perish from them the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstone and the light of the lamp.Jeremiah 25:10
Jeremiah 31:13 Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.Jeremiah 31:13
Jeremiah 33:11 the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: ‘Confess to the Lord of hosts! For the Lord is good! For his mercy is eternal!’ and the voice of those fulfilling their vows in the house of the Lord. For I will lead back the turning away of the land, just as from the beginning, says the Lord.”Jeremiah 33:11
Number of the word / term Gladness in Jeremiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 5:15 The gladness of our heart has failed, our singing has been turned into mourning.Lamentations 5:15
Number of the word / term Gladness in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Joel
Joel 1:16 Has not your nourishment perished from before your eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?Joel 1:16
Number of the word / term Gladness in Joel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.Zephaniah 3:17
Number of the word / term Gladness in Zephaniah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 8:19 Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities. So then, love truth and peace.Zechariah 8:19
Number of the word / term Gladness in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 25:21 His lord said to him: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.’Matthew 25:21
Matthew 25:23 His lord said to him: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.’Matthew 25:23
Number of the word / term Gladness in Matthew: 2
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Mark
Mark 4:16 And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground. These, when they have heard the word, immediately accept it with gladness.Mark 4:16
Number of the word / term Gladness in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Luke
Luke 10:17 Then the seventy-two returned with gladness, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us, in your name.”Luke 10:17
Number of the word / term Gladness in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Acts
Acts 8:9 Therefore, there was great gladness in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great.Acts 8:9
Acts 13:52 The disciples were likewise filled with gladness and with the Holy Spirit.Acts 13:52
Acts 14:17 But certainly, he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.”Acts 14:17
Number of the word / term Gladness in Acts: 3
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 10:34 For you even had compassion on those who were imprisoned, and you accepted with gladness being deprived of your goods, knowing that you have a better and more lasting substance.Hebrews 10:34
Hebrews 12:11 Now every discipline, in the present time, does not seem a gladness, of course, but a grief. But afterwards, it will repay a most peaceful fruit of justice to those who become trained in it.Hebrews 12:11
Number of the word / term Gladness in Hebrews: 2
Bible passages with ‘Gladness’ in the book James
James 4:9 Be afflicted: mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your gladness into sorrow.James 4:9
Number of the word / term ‘Gladness’ in James: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
