Bible Verses About

Laughter

A merry heart that does good like medicine.

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

    Proverbs 17:22 · KJV

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

    Job 8:21 · KJV

  3. 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.

    Psalms 126:2 · KJV

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

    Ecclesiastes 3:4 · KJV

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

    Luke 6:21 · KJV

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

    Genesis 21:6 · KJV

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

    Proverbs 15:15 · KJV

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

    Proverbs 14:13 · KJV

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

    Psalms 37:13 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about laughter?

Scripture speaks to laughter in passages such as Proverbs 17:22, Job 8:21, Psalms 126:2. For example, Proverbs 17:22 says, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about laughter?

Proverbs 17:22 — “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”

Which Psalm is about laughter?

Psalms 126:2 — “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.”