“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.” Romans 12:8.

“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13.

“This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.” Luke 15:24.

“The father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry.” Luke 15:22, 23.

“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will He help the evil doers: till He fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.” Job 8:20, 21.

“Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.” Jeremiah 30:19.

“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 8:15.

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22.

“A glad heart helps and heals: a broken spirit saps vitality.”

“All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.” Proverbs 15:15.

“Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.” Jeremiah 45:5.