25 Bible Verses about Laughter

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Genesis 21:6

and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'

Matthew 9:24

he saith to them, 'Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;

Mark 5:40

and they were laughing at him. And he, having put all forth, doth take the father of the child, and the mother, and those with him, and goeth in where the child is lying,

Luke 8:53

and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

Job 39:18

At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.

Job 41:29

As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

Psalm 52:6

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

Habakkuk 1:10

And at kings it doth scoff, And princes are a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and captureth it.

Psalm 2:4

He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

Psalm 37:13

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

Psalm 59:8

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

Psalm 126:2

Then filled with laughter is our mouth, And our tongue with singing, Then do they say among nations, 'Jehovah did great things with these.'

Luke 6:21

Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now -- because ye shall laugh.

Job 5:22

At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.

Job 8:21

While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

Jeremiah 51:39

In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a sleep age-during, And awake not -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who have been filled -- because ye shall hunger. 'Woe to you who are laughing now -- because ye shall mourn and weep.

James 4:9

be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;

Nehemiah 2:19

And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

2 Chronicles 30:10

And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

Genesis 18:12-15

and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah; and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, 'After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also is old!' And Jehovah saith unto Abraham, 'Why is this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really -- I bear -- and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for Jehovah? at the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.'read more.
And Sarah denieth, saying, 'I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, 'Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

Psalm 22:7-8

All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head, 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

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Laughter » Attributed to God

Psalm 37:13

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

Psalm 59:8

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

Laughter » A time for

Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

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