97 Bible Verses about Laughter

I've found that God can turn my tears into dancing, replacing my pain with joy so that I can live with a happy heart. Life throws curveballs, no doubt, but I see those challenges as opportunities to lean on God, to truly know Him, and to live confidently in His powerful love.

So, I encourage you to smile. Laugh! Show whatever you're facing that you are more than a conqueror through Christ. Let joy fill you because of what the Lord is going to do in your life. Don't get bogged down in what's happening right now. Your joy will be restored, and you'll be able to laugh about the future because you have hope in the Lord, the One who lifts you up, sustains you, and never leaves your side.

Laugh, even if you're alone. Let your laughter ring out and confuse those things that try to bring you down. Even when things are tough, remember your Creator won't leave you on the ground. He'll lift you up, fight for you, give you victory, and help you break free from pain and fear.

You'll find your mouth filled with laughter, constantly praising His greatness, and your eyes will continue to see His goodness in this life.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

But You, O Lord, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

And the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’

Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the Lord, “but you did laugh.”

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

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

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.

Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.

You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

The Lord your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks forever.

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Rejoice at all times.

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Serve the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O Lord God of Hosts.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and exult in His salvation.

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

When the Lord restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

So the redeemed of the Lord will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the Lord,

while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.

As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.

Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

So the redeemed of the Lord will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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