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What does the Bible say about laughter?

12 verses about laughter, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

7 booksMost in Psalms

Bible verses about laughter

Proverbs 17:22 — A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 8 votes
Job 8:21 — Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 7 votes
Psalms 126:2 — Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:4 — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 votes
Luke 6:21 — Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 4 votes
Genesis 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 3 votes
Psalms 37:13 — The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. 3 votes
Proverbs 14:13 — Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 3 votes
Proverbs 15:15 — All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 3 votes
Psalms 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 2 votes
Psalms 59:8 — But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 2 votes
James 5:13 — Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 2 votes