Humor And Laughter

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

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

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

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

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

Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy <FI>is<Fi> affliction.

A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

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

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

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

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart!

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So <FI>is<Fi> the laughter of a fool, even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.

All the days of the afflicted <FI>are<Fi> evil, And gladness of heart <FI>is<Fi> a perpetual banquet.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because--at my right hand I am not moved. — read the full passage →

For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter <FI>is<Fi> the perfect righteous one.

Of laughter I said, `Foolish!' and of mirth, `What <FI>is<Fi> this it is doing?'

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

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

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth. — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

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

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

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

Better <FI>is<Fi> sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, `To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah--daughter of ninety years--bear?'

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

and Abraham and Sarah <FI>are<Fi> aged, entering into days--the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah; — read the full passage →

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

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God.

And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day <FI>is<Fi> holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'

Yet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice--exulting;

and Abraham and Sarah <FI>are<Fi> aged, entering into days--the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind; — read the full passage →

and Sarah saith, `God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.' — read the full passage →

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me <FI>with<Fi> joy.

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

Is a voice of joy and a voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, The voice of those saying, Thank Jehovah of Hosts, for Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> good, For His kindness <FI>is<Fi> to the age, Who are bringing in thanksgiving to the house of Jehovah, For I turn back the captivity of the land, As at the first, said Jehovah.

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you <FI>with<Fi> singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.

And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

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

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

`Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.' — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, `Call with a loud voice, for he <FI>is<Fi> a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted. — read the full passage →

The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men--together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on. — read the full passage →

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance--My God!

Better <FI>is<Fi> a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth. — read the full passage →

Then filled <FI>with<Fi> laughter is our mouth, And our tongue <FI>with<Fi> singing, Then do they say among nations, `Jehovah did great things with these.' — read the full passage →

The field exulteth, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it, Then sing do all trees of the forest,

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people--

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because--at my right hand I am not moved.

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know <FI>them<Fi> , because spiritually they are discerned; — read the full passage →

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong; — read the full passage →

And the Lord said, `To what, 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 doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

As <FI>one<Fi> pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death, — read the full passage →

Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords <FI>are<Fi> in their lips, for `Who heareth?' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, `What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?' — read the full passage →

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,

And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house, — read the full passage →

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

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.

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

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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

A ring of gold in the nose of a sow--A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses--the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt--we have not known what hath happened to him.' — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →