What does the Bible say about having fun?

15 verses about having fun, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

10 booksMost in Ecclesiastes

Bible verses about having fun

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. 10 votes
Proverbs 15:13 — A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 7 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:13 — And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 8:15 — 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. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 5 votes
Proverbs 17:22 — A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 4 votes
1 Corinthians 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 4 votes
Psalms 149:3 — Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 3 votes
Zechariah 8:5 — And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 3 votes
Deuteronomy 12:7 — And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. 2 votes
2 Samuel 6:16 — And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 2 votes
Job 8:21 — Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 2 votes
Luke 15:23 — And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 2 votes
1 Timothy 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. 2 votes

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Ecclesiastes (5), Proverbs (2), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (1), Zechariah (1), Luke (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (1)

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