Bible Verses About Fun
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for fun, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,125 votes, led by Ecclesiastes 2:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Fun
Ecclesiastes 2:24145 votes
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:4116 votes
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Proverbs 17:2279 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Philippians 4:466 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Zechariah 8:563 votes
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Proverbs 15:1361 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Ecclesiastes 8:1556 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 10:3151 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Revelation 1:144 votes
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:
2 Kings 2:23-2442 votes
And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
1 Timothy 5:2341 votes
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Luke 1:3735 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luke 6:2134 votes
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
1 Corinthians 8:934 votes
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Exodus 32:633 votes
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Ecclesiastes 11:929 votes
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
John 3:16-1729 votes
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.
Job 8:2128 votes
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Psalms 149:328 votes
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Colossians 3:1728 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
James 1:1728 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Ecclesiastes 3:1327 votes
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
2 Samuel 6:1626 votes
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
Isaiah 55:1226 votes
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.
Luke 15:23-2426 votes
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
What does the Bible say about fun?
Readers most often cite Ecclesiastes 2:24 on the subject of fun. Across 2,125 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 3:4, Proverbs 17:22, Philippians 4:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.