Matthew 18:13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. (See NIV)
1 Corinthians 7:40 But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Hebrews 6:9 But we, even while we speak in this tone, have a happier conviction concerning you, my dearly-loved friends--a conviction of things which point towards salvation. (WEY)
Ecclesiastes 4:2 So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life. (See NIV)
Ecclesiastes 4:3 Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun. (BBE)
Lamentations 4:9 The slain with the sword are happier than the slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. (DBY RSV)