The word in Scripture

Gladness in the Bible

The word gladness appears 47 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Gladness is bright joy and rejoicing in God's goodness. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What gladness means in the Bible

Gladness is bright joy and rejoicing in God's goodness.

Where the word gladness appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word gladness appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”Psalms 30:11

“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”Psalms 45:7

“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.”Proverbs 10:28

“Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.”Isaiah 30:29

“And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;”Mark 4:16

“And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.”Luke 1:14

“Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:”Philippians 2:29

“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”Hebrews 1:9