15 occurrences in 4 translations

'Fun' in the Bible

Nevertheless, when Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian whom Hagar had borne to Abraham making fun of Isaac,

Verse ConceptsConcubinesAbraham, Testing And VictorySeeing PeopleSportsFunsarahmistress

she called the household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.

Verse ConceptsSexual Union IntendedMisleading Children

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought to us came to make a fool of me,

I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, "Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!"

Verse ConceptsBaldnessdisabilitiesImmaturityRoadsTownMockingWicked Children, Examples OfInfidelity To GodDisrespect For Old AgeAge DiscriminationKidsFunhumorharassment

This is what the Lord says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you, she makes fun of you; Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersVirgin

You make us quarrel with our neighbors;our enemies make fun of us.

Verse ConceptsMockery

If they say—“Come with us!Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

Verse ConceptsGoing TogetherAmbushAttempting To KillFun

There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished.

Verse ConceptsStreetsDark DaysAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineLack Of Rejoicing

this is what the Lord says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you -- she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

Verse ConceptsVirginWord Of Godvirginity

At whom do you make fun? At whom do you {open} [your] mouth [and] {stick out} [your] tongue? [Are] you not children of transgression, offspring of deception,

Verse ConceptsMockeryNosesTongueInfidelity To GodDisdainChildren Of EvilScoffersThe TongueSportsFunrebellion

I didn't sit in the company of those who have fun, and I didn't rejoice. Because of your hand on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodEvil AssociationsIsolated PersonsAngry Peoplemockerslonliness

The [people] near and the [people] far from you will make fun of you, {the unclean and the terrified}.

They make fun of kings, deriding those who rule. They laugh at all of the fortified places, constructing ramps to seize them.

Verse ConceptsLaughterScoffingAttitudes Towards KingsMaking FunSiege Moundsjoking

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