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 shouts of joy.

Of laughter I said, “This is stupid,” and of pleasure, “What’s the use of it?”

He who sits in heaven laughs; Adonai looks at them in derision.

you’ll be able to laugh at destruction and famine. Also you won’t have to fear wild animals,

but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.

Wail, mourn, sob! Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom!

Our mouths were full of laughter, and our tongues shouted for joy. Among the nations it was said, “Adonai has done great things for them!”

Look what pours out of their mouth, what swords are on their lips, [as they say to themselves,] “No one is listening, anyway.”

So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “I am old, and so is my lord; am I to have pleasure again?”Adonai said to Avraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and ask, ‘Am I really going to bear a child when I am so old?’Is anything too hard for Adonai? At the time set for it, at this season next year, I will return to you; and Sarah will have a son.” (ii)Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t either laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “Not so — you did laugh.”

“How blessed are you who are hungry! for you will be filled. “How blessed are you who are crying now! for you will laugh.

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

I, in turn, will laugh at your distress, and mock when terror comes over you —

Grief is better than laughter, for sadness can improve a person.

You love all words that eat people up, you deceitful tongue!

Even in laughter the heart can be sad, and joy may end in sorrow.

Sarah said, “God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me.”

For the laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot; this too is pointless.

A happy heart is good medicine, but low spirits sap one’s strength.

Clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come. פ

You make me know the path of life; in your presence is unbounded joy, in your right hand eternal delight.

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

Yes, you will go out with joy, you will be led forth in peace. As you come, the mountains and hills will burst out into song, and all the trees in the countryside will clap their hands.

How happy the people who live in such conditions! How happy the people whose God is Adonai!

Many ask, “Who can show us some good?” Adonai, lift the light of your face over us!

He who goes out weeping as he carries his sack of seed will come home with cries of joy as he carries his sheaves of grain.

So there is nothing better for a man to do than eat, drink and and let himself enjoy the good that results from his work. I also realized that this is from God’s hand.

for he will not brood over the fact that his life is short, since God keeps him occupied with what will bring him joy.For nightmares come from worrying too much; and a fool, when he speaks, chatters too much.

So I recommend enjoyment — a person can do nothing better under the sun than eat, drink and enjoy himself; this is what should accompany him as he does his work for as long as God gives him to live under the sun.

So go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God has already accepted your deeds.Let your clothing always be white, and never fail to perfume your head.Enjoy life with the wife you have loved throughout your meaningless life that he has given you under the sun, all the days of your futility; for that is your allotted portion in life and in your labor that you work at under the sun.

yes, provide for those in Tziyon who mourn, giving them garlands instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a cloak of praise instead of a heavy spirit, so that they will be called oaks of righteousness planted by Adonai, in which he takes pride.

So be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for look! I am making Yerushalayim a joy, and her people a delight.I will rejoice in Yerushalayim and take joy in my people. The sound of weeping will no longer be heard in it, no longer the sound of crying.

Adonai your God is right there with you, as a mighty savior. He will rejoice over you and be glad, he will be silent in his love, he will shout over you with joy.”

I have said this to you so that my joy may be in you, and your joy be complete.

Till now you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

But now, I am coming to you; and I say these things while I am still in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.

Create in me a clean heart, God; renew in me a resolute spirit.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but a kind word cheers him up.

Adonai is my strength and shield; in him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. Therefore my heart is filled with joy, and I will sing praises to him.

Be glad in Adonai; rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Hear me, Adonai, and show me your favor! Adonai, be my helper!”You turned my mourning into dancing! You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

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

His master said to him, ‘Excellent! You are a good and trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with a small amount, so I will put you in charge of a large amount. Come and join in your master’s happiness!’

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, shalom and joy in the Ruach HaKodesh.

A glad heart makes a face happy, but heartache breaks the spirit.

For the poor, every day is hard; but the good-hearted have a perpetual feast.

A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart, and good news invigorates the bones.

Acting justly is a joy for the righteous but it terrifies evildoers.

In an evil person’s crime is a trap, but the righteous sing and rejoice.

Rejoice in union with the Lord always! I will say it again: rejoice!

Always be joyful.

Adonai is king, let the earth rejoice, let the many coasts and islands be glad.

This is the day Adonai has made, a day for us to rejoice and be glad.

Serve Adonai with gladness. Enter his presence with joyful songs.

What the righteous hope for will end in joy; what the wicked expect will come to nothing.

Then you will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation.

For the yoke that weighed them down, the bar across their shoulders, and their driver’s goad you have broken as on the day of Midyan[’s defeat].

When I found your words, I devoured them; your words made me glad, they gave me joy; because, Adonai-Tzva’ot, you had me bear your name.

Drive them away as smoke is driven away; like wax melting in the presence of a fire, let the wicked perish in the presence of God.

to the music of a ten-stringed [harp] and a lute, with the melody sounding on a lyre.

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who turns to God from his sins than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy among God’s angels when one sinner repents.”

Be glad when that happens; yes, dance for joy! because in heaven your reward is great. For that is just how their fathers treated the prophets.

May God, the source of hope, fill you completely with joy and shalom as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope.

Without having seen him, you love him. Without seeing him now, but trusting in him, you continue to be full of joy that is glorious beyond words.

We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

Indeed, even if my lifeblood is poured out as a drink offering over the sacrifice and service of your faith, I will still be glad and rejoice with you all.Likewise, you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Let Isra’el rejoice in their maker, let Tziyon’s children take joy in their king.

Yeshua said to them, “Can wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then they will fast.

Some people brought him a paralyzed man lying on a mattress. When Yeshua saw their trust, he said to the paralyzed man, “Courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”

He will be a joy and a delight to you, and many people will rejoice when he is born,

Nevertheless, don’t be glad that the spirits submit to you; be glad that your names have been recorded in heaven.”

Continuing faithfully and with singleness of purpose to meet in the Temple courts daily, and breaking bread in their several homes, they shared their food in joy and simplicity of heart,

that I am very confident in you; that I am very proud of you; that you have filled me with encouragement; and that in spite of all our troubles, I am overflowing with joy.

I am so joyful in Adonai! My soul rejoices in my God, for he has clothed me in salvation, dressed me with a robe of triumph, like a bridegroom wearing a festive turban, like a bride adorned with her jewels.

I will give the cohanim their fill of rich food, and my people will be satisfied with my bounty,” says Adonai.

For in him our hearts rejoice, because we trust in his holy name.

Then I will be joyful in Adonai, I will rejoice in his salvation.

I take your instruction as a permanent heritage, because it is the joy of my heart.

A song of ascents: When Adonai restored Tziyon’s fortunes, we thought we were dreaming.Our mouths were full of laughter, and our tongues shouted for joy. Among the nations it was said, “Adonai has done great things for them!”Adonai did do great things with us; and we are overjoyed.

Yes, it’s true. I tell you that you will sob and mourn, and the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healing for the body.

Those ransomed by Adonai will return and come with singing to Tziyon; on their heads will be everlasting joy. They will acquire gladness and joy, while sorrow and sighing will flee.

and the talmidim were filled with joy and with the Ruach HaKodesh.

as having reason to be sad, yet always filled with joy; as poor, yet making many people rich; as having nothing, yet having everything!

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls; don’t let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

Then David danced and spun around with abandon before Adonai, wearing a linen ritual vest.So David and all the house of Isra’el brought up the ark of Adonai with shouting and the sound of the shofar.As the ark of Adonai entered the City of David, Mikhal the daughter of Sha’ul, watching from the window, saw King David leaping and spinning before Adonai; and she was filled with contempt for him.

“Woe to you who are full now, for you will go hungry! “Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and cry!

Then you will see and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with delight; for the riches of the seas will be brought to you, the wealth of nations will come to you.

Then he said to them, “Go, eat rich food, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who can’t provide for themselves; for today is consecrated to our Lord. Don’t be sad, because the joy of Adonai is your strength.”

when I remember you on my bed and meditate on you in the night watches.

Then God’s shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua.

Those ransomed by Adonai will return and come with singing to Tziyon, on their heads will be everlasting joy. They will acquire gladness and joy, while sorrow and sighing will flee.

then Shaddai will be your delight, you will lift up your face to God;

God, declare them guilty! Let them fall through their own intrigues, For their many crimes, throw them down; since they have rebelled against you.

sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to each other; sing to the Lord and make music in your heart to him;and live a life of love, just as also the Messiah loved us, indeed, on our behalf gave himself up as an offering, as a slaughtered sacrifice to God with a pleasing fragrance.always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

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