Humor And Laughter

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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.

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

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

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

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

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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.

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? — read the full passage →

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. — read the full passage →

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. — read the full passage →

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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

The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

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.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. — read the full passage →

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.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; — read the full passage →

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. — read the full passage →

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. — read the full passage →

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; — read the full passage →

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? — read the full passage →

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, — read the full passage →

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? — read the full passage →

And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? — read the full passage →

And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the Lord.

Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →