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SPECIFICATIONS TIMELESS WORDS SERIES A Time to Heal ISBN: 9788771324174 A Time to Laugh ISBN: 9788771324150 A Time to Love ISBN: 9788771324143 A Time to Plant ISBN: 9788771324167 Age: Adults Size: 105x105 mm Pages: 96 pages + ends + case + 1 card + 1 bag Full color Case:128 gsm glossy art with matt lamination + patterned gold foil stamping over 2.5 mm board; Ends: 140 gsm woodfree; Card: 250 gsm C1S with UV varnishing; Bag: 140 gsm glossy art with machine varnishing Retail price: US $14.99/set containing book, card, and bag
When you want to say more than just “Thank you” or “Praying for you,” the little books from this series will express your concern for those you cherish and love.
A TIME TO
LAUGH
laugh A TIME TO
Timeless Words from the Bible about Joy and Friendship scandinavia
A TIME TO LAUGH
TIMELESS WORDS FROM THE BIBLE ABOUT JOY AND FRIENDSHIP Published by Scandinavia Publishing House 2013 Scandinavia Publishing House Drejervej 15,3, DK-2400 Copenhagen, NV, Denmark E-mail: info@scanpublishing.dk Web: www.scanpublishing.dk Editor and designer: Ben Alex Proofreader: Anne Clark All quotes from New International Version (NIV and NIV 1984) Photo copyright © Dreamstime cover page Photo copyright © Thinkstock pages 1,8,13,14,19,25,28,30,33,34,39,40,45,47,48,52,54,57,58,61,62,70,73, 75,76,79,87,89,93,94,96 Photo copyright © Janis Zroback pages 10,22,36,41,65,68,84, Visit Janis at http://www.redbubble.com/people/paintability Photo copyright © Grethe Dyrsø Larsen pages 20,75,90 Photo copyright © Edith Borgholm page 80
There is a time for everything, and a season for every action under heaven: a time to weep and a time to laugh. Ecclesiastes 3:1,4a
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Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Psalm 126:2a
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Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Luke 6:21b
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21
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She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Proverbs 31:25
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief. Proverbs 14:13
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Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.� Genesis 21:6
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A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13
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When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Ecclesiastes 7:14a
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They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. Psalm 36:8
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,... Matthew 5:12a
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I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:18
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Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things. Joel 2:21
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Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10
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This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
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I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. Psalm 119:14
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My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 1 Samuel 2:1
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I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:4-6
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Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13
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The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Isaiah 35:1
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Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!� 1 Chronicles 16:31
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Sing, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
Zephaniah 3:14
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He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him. Psalm 66:6
Isaiah 25:9
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The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 1 Chronicles 16:10
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May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD. Psalm 104:34
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I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. John 16:20
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Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. John 16:22
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But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:13
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Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly. 2 Chronicles 29:36
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Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20
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He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth. Luke 1:14
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Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Revelation 19:7
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They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. Psalm 89:16
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Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Psalm 149:2
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel. Proverbs 27:9
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The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. John 3:29
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Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! Philippians 4:1
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For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.� Psalm 122:8
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If one falls down, his friend can help him up. Ecclesiastes 4:10a
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Do not forsake your friend...
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 22:11
Proverbs 27:6
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Proverbs 27:10a
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You who dwell in the gardens with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice! Song of Songs 8:13
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And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.� Luke 15:9
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Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
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I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15b
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Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath... Romans 12:19a
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Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14
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You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12
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The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7
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Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Psalm 100:2
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He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy. Psalm 105:43
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Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. James 5:13b
Psalm 32:11
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I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Psalm 34:1-2
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As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.� Psalm 87:7
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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Psalm 5:11
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I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. Jeremiah 31:13b
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You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. Psalm 30:11
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When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight. Jeremiah 15:16a
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With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3
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The cheerful heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15b
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me. Psalm 51:12
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May the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Psalm 68:3
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Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. Psalm 149:3
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Praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute. Psalm 150:4
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Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. Isaiah 35:10b
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Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Psalms 32:1
John 15:11
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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.� Luke 2:10
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I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10
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“Enter into the joy of your Lord.� Matthew 25:23b
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
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Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. 1 Peter 1:8
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