2 Corinthians 7:16Open English Bible (US)

Esther 8:15

and Mordecai had gone out from the presence of the king in royal garments of violet and white and with a great crown of gold and with a robe of fine linen and purple. The people of Susa shouted and were glad.

Esther 8:16

To the Jews there came light and gladness and joy and honor.

Esther 8:17

And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, there was gladness and joy among the Jews and a holiday. Many of the peoples of the earth professed to be Jews, for fear of the Jews took possession of them.

Esther 9:22

as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned from sorrow to gladness and from mourning into a feast day. They should make them days of feasting and gladness and of sending gifts of food to each other and of gifts to the poor.

Psalms 5:11

But let all who take refuge in you ring out their gladness forever. Protect those who love your name, so they may exult in you.