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.

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

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: Yahweh shall have them in derision.

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Yahweh shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, Yahweh hath done great things for them.

But thou, O Yahweh, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my master being old also?And Yahweh said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?Is any thing too hard for Yahweh? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

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

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

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

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

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

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

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

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose Elohim is Yahweh.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of Elohim.

Every man also to whom Elohim hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of Elohim.For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because Elohim answereth him in the joy of his heart.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which Elohim giveth him under the sun.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for Elohim now accepteth thy works.Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he might be honored.

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Yahweh thy Elohim in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Until now have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Yahweh is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;To the end that my honour may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh my Elohim, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. To the chief Musician.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

His master 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 master.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

For the kingdom of Elohim is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Rejoice in Yahweh always: and again I say, Rejoice.

Rejoice evermore.

Yahweh reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

This is the day which Yahweh hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Serve Yahweh with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Yahweh Elohim of hosts.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before Elohim: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

For thou, Yahweh, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of Elohim over one sinner that repenteth.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Now the Elohim of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of praise:

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

And Yahshua said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Yahshua seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my Elohim; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

And my soul shall be joyful in Yahweh: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

A Song of degrees. When Yahweh turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, Yahweh hath done great things for them.Yahweh hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Therefore the redeemed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

And David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.And as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

Woe unto you that are full for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now for ye shall mourn and weep.

Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Sovereign: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

And the peace of Elohim, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through the Messiah Yahshua.

And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto Eloah.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Sovereign;Giving thanks always for all things unto Elohim the Father in the name of our Master Yahshua the Messiah;

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