Bible Verses About Humor and Laughter
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for humor and laughter, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 27,800 votes, led by Proverbs 17:22. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Humor and Laughter
Proverbs 17:222,125 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Psalms 126:21,510 votes
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.
Job 8:211,377 votes
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Ecclesiastes 3:41,150 votes
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Genesis 21:61,018 votes
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Proverbs 14:13902 votes
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Proverbs 15:13872 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Psalms 2:4756 votes
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Luke 6:21697 votes
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Psalms 37:13662 votes
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Ephesians 5:4611 votes
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Psalms 16:11511 votes
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 32:11509 votes
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Philippians 4:4448 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Ecclesiastes 7:6436 votes
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Psalms 4:7427 votes
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Proverbs 15:15405 votes
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Psalms 16:8-11387 votes
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Proverbs 31:25386 votes
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Ecclesiastes 10:19338 votes
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Job 12:4312 votes
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Ecclesiastes 2:2294 votes
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
James 5:13289 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Psalms 59:8287 votes
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Psalms 37:12-13270 votes
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
What does the Bible say about humor and laughter?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 17:22 on the subject of humor and laughter. Across 27,800 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 126:2, Job 8:21, Ecclesiastes 3:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.