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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
joy vs. happiness
0 Is there any difference regarding meaning or usage of the two words above?? 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 Yes. 02 br 02 br 00 'Joy' suggests a shorter duration. 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 Yes.
- 02 br 02 br 00 'Joy' suggests a shorter duration.
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00 'Joy' suggests an extreme form of happiness that is mixed with excitement. 02 br
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00 'Joy' suggests a shorter duration. Happiness can last a lifetime, but we don't think of joy as doing that. 02 br
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00 Yes. Here are a couple of comments. 02 br
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00 'Joy' suggests an extreme form of happiness that is mixed with excitement. 02 br
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00 'Joy' suggests a shorter duration. Happiness can last a lifetime, but we don't think of joy as doing that. 02 br
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Listen to how D. L. Moody describes this difference. "Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an unceasing fountain bubbling up in the heart; a secret spring the world can’t see and
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