Bible Verses About Laughter
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for laughter, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,028 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 Laughter
Proverbs 17:22272 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Job 8:21254 votes
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Psalms 126:2207 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.
Ecclesiastes 3:4173 votes
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Luke 6:21152 votes
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Genesis 21:6101 votes
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Proverbs 15:1598 votes
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Proverbs 14:1394 votes
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Psalms 37:1387 votes
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
James 5:1384 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Psalms 2:478 votes
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Psalms 59:853 votes
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Matthew 25:2147 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 10:1946 votes
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Proverbs 15:1345 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Psalms 16:1144 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.
Proverbs 31:2533 votes
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Ecclesiastes 7:633 votes
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Genesis 21:4-2029 votes
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Revelation 11:1-1928 votes
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.
Psalms 37:12-1326 votes
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Ecclesiastes 2:226 votes
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
Philippians 4:424 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Revelation 1:123 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:
Job 12:422 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.
What does the Bible say about laughter?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 17:22 on the subject of laughter. Across 3,028 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Job 8:21, Psalms 126:2, Ecclesiastes 3:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.