Laughter

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

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

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:

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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:

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

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

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 →

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? — 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.

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

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. — read the full passage →

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. — read the full passage →

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

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. — read the full passage →

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. — read the full passage →

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. — read the full passage →

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? — read the full passage →

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. — read the full passage →

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. — read the full passage →

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. — read the full passage →

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. — read the full passage →

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. — read the full passage →

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

As he spake these words, many believed on him.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. — read the full passage →

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. — read the full passage →

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. — read the full passage →

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. — read the full passage →

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. — read the full passage →

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. — read the full passage →

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. — read the full passage →

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. — read the full passage →

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. — read the full passage →

O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. — read the full passage →

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. — read the full passage →

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. — read the full passage →

And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. — read the full passage →

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. — read the full passage →

And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. — read the full passage →

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. — read the full passage →

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee: — read the full passage →

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. — read the full passage →

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. — read the full passage →

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. — read the full passage →