24 Bible Verses about joking

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.