Humor And Laughter

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

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; every one that heareth will laugh with me.

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

A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will 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 will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

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

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will 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 thanthey havewhen their grain and their new wine are increased.

All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

I have set Jehovah 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 glad the life; and money answereth all things.

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

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

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations 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 him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who 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 glad.

This is the day which Jehovah 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 a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

And 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, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And 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 him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

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

Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

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

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline. — read the full passage →

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me. — read the full passage →

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

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

I also will laugh inthe day ofyour calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, 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 say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made 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 fields 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 joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 dearth 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 bonds 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 musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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 giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the 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 hills are girded with joy. — read the full passage →

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? Andwhy art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him Forthe help of his countenance.

Agoodname is better than precious oil; 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 nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. — read the full passage →

Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

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

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

And 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 Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. — read the full passage →

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

As a madman 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 Jehovah 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 he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.

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 entrance of the house. — read the full passage →

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith Jehovah.

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

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

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

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

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

Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal 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, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 from 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 know not what is become of him. — read the full passage →

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